Chinese Embassy Rejects Taiwan Complaint Over Nagasaki Ceremony Seating for 81st A-Bomb Anniversary
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Updated · Global Times · Aug 10
Chinese Embassy Rejects Taiwan Complaint Over Nagasaki Ceremony Seating for 81st A-Bomb Anniversary
1 articles · Updated · Global Times · Aug 10
Summary
Taiwan's representative to Japan skipped Nagasaki's Aug. 9 peace ceremony after the city seated the delegation outside the diplomatic representatives' area, according to Japanese media and Taiwan authorities.
China's embassy in Japan answered Monday that Taiwan "is not a country" and said there is no such thing as Taiwan's "national dignity," rejecting claims that its status had been deliberately downgraded.
The embassy said the one-China principle is the international consensus and called the PRC the sole legal government representing China, adding that the UN designation for Taiwan is "Taiwan, Province of China."
The dispute turned a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing into another flashpoint over Taiwan's international status and diplomatic treatment in Japan.