Beijing has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, for “colluding with the separatist forces in Taiwan”, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March over the appointment of Iwasaki as an honorary adviser to the Executive Yuan, the Taiwanese government’s highest administrative body.
Beijing views Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US and…
