Keiji Furuya, chairman of the Japan-China Parliamentarians’ Association, a cross-party group of Japanese Diet members, said on Twitter on April 16 that the Japanese flag had been raised at the entrance to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei. (Chinese Communist Party), Japan has not flown the flag.
The “Japan-China parliamentarians’ forum”, which is composed of nearly 300 Japanese Diet members friendly to Taiwan, tweeted on the 16th, “The Japan Taiwan Exchange Association (equivalent to an embassy) in Taipei has started to raise the Japanese flag at the entrance and exit. This is a matter of course, but in the past it was always concerned about China (Chinese Communist Party), so it was not flown.”
Although Furuya’s tweet reads “Japan Taiwan Exchange Association,” the photo he attached appears to refer to the official residence of the Japan Taiwan Exchange Association representative, located on Yangde Avenue in Taipei. It is understood that the official residence began to raise the flag in January this year, and on April 2, when the Taroko accident occurred, the flag was lowered to half-mast for three days to express condolences.
Furuya also wrote: “I wonder if people visiting the Japan Taiwan Exchange Association have noticed this change. For China (CCP) that deviates from the normal course, democratic countries should cooperate to confront it.” Furuya also posted a photo of the Japanese flag being raised at the entrance of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association.
Japan established diplomatic relations with China in 1972 and severed diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, and on December 1, 1972, established the “Exchange Association” to handle the affairs of Japan and the Republic of China as a foundation, with offices in Taipei and Kaohsiung on December 26 of the same month. On January 1, 2017, it was renamed the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTA).
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