US EditionChina Launches Countermeasures Against Former Japan Defense Official
China froze assets and banned entry of former Japan Self-Defense Forces chief Shigeru Iwasaki after his advisory role in Taiwan's Cabinet, citing interference in sovereignty.
- China's foreign ministry announced on Monday that it sanctioned Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Japan Self‑Defense Forces Joint Staff, on Monday, Dec 15, 2025.
- Beijing says Iwasaki was appointed as a political adviser to Taiwan's Cabinet in March, and accused him of cooperating with 'Taiwan independence separatist forces,' violating the one‑China principle.
- China said the measures include freezing Iwasaki's movable and immovable assets within China, banning his entry including Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, and prohibiting Chinese organisations and individuals from transactions with him.
- The sanctions come amid escalating tensions, with rhetoric sharpening after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November 7 remarks and Xue Jian's apparent threat to `behead the Japanese prime minister`.
- Beijing has warned Chinese citizens and students against travelling to Japan, reduced Japanese seafood imports, cancelled concerts and movie screenings featuring Japanese artists, and increased coast guard and navy activity near the Senkaku islands.
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