The Japanese government has also announced that it will forgo the dispatch of government officials as a number of countries announce diplomatic boycotts for the Beijing Olympics. China’s reaction to the de facto “diplomatic boycott”. Member of the House of Councilors Shinkun Haku of the Constitutional Democratic Party: “Does Prime Minister Kishida want to go to the Beijing Olympics?” Prime Minister Kishida: “I have no plans to participate.” .. It has been officially decided to send Seiko Hashimoto, Chairman of the Games Organizing Committee, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee, to the Beijing Olympics, and Kazuyuki Mori, Chairman of the Japan Paralympic Committee, to the Paralympics. China dispatched a “ministerial-level” director of national physical education to the Tokyo Olympics, but Japan did not dispatch government officials such as ministers. It is a de facto diplomatic boycott. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno: “I made my own decision based on comprehensive consideration.” I did not specifically state the reason for the postponement of dispatch of government officials, but the background seems to be the human rights issue in China. is. Saki, White House Press Secretary: “The Biden administration will not send government officials to the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics because of genocide and humanitarian crimes in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.” Six countries have announced the Boycott. Japan is now in line with each other. Opinions that the ruling party should express its attitude as soon as possible on this issue continued. On the 23rd, former Prime Minister Abe conveyed to Prime Minister Kishida the idea that “a strict message should be sent.” Government officials: “The ruling party is increasingly saying,’Express your attitude as soon as possible.’ We have urged China to improve in terms of human rights, but there is no change in the response beyond that.” On the 23rd, a bill was enacted to completely ban the import of products believed to have been produced by forced labor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. While increasing pressure, Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the diplomatic boycott as “a mistake” on the same day. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied that forced labor and genocide in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are “a vicious lie.” How does China perceive that Japan has forgotten the dispatch of government officials? This is a report from China. (Reporter Chichi Iwamori) At the meeting of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, which started at 4 pm on the 24th of Japan time, a question was immediately asked. “China wants to welcome the participation of Japanese Olympic Organizing Committee officials and athletes in the Beijing Games,” he said positively. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said, “China welcomes Japanese Olympic Organizing Committee officials and Japanese Olympic athletes to visit and participate in the Games.” “We encourage Japan and China to support each other’s hosting of the Olympics and fulfill their promise not to make sports a political issue.” Actually, on the Japanese side, the Japanese ambassador to China, who is stationed in China, has returned to Japan from the middle of this month. I think this is the decision of the Japanese government based on direct contact with the raw information and analysis of the Chinese side.
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