The entrance to the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing, capital of China.File Photo: Xinhua

China on Tuesday expressed strong condemnation to the visit of a delegation of Japanese lawmakers to China's Taiwan region, calling it an "egregious move", and vowed to take resolute and strong measures to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity.     

In disregard of China's stern démarches, Keiji Furuya, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker of Japan and chairperson of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council, has visited the Taiwan region of China, which grossly interferes in China's internal affairs, blatantly violates the one-China principle and the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents and sends a seriously wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces,  a spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. 

China strongly deplores this egregious move and will take resolute and strong measures to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the spokesperson said.

To seek selfish political gains, certain Japanese politicians have colluded with the "Taiwan independence" forces to make a political stunt just like others have done. The Japanese government connived at such political manipulation to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Such behavior of reneging on one's commitment with sinister intention is doomed to fail and will not stop the historic process of China's complete reunification, said the spokesperson.

We urge the Japanese side to deeply reflect on the events of history, abide by the principles of the four China-Japan political documents and the commitments it has made, stop making provocation and stop stirring up trouble on the Taiwan question. Japan must not wade in muddy water and seek selfish gains in the Taiwan Straits. It must stop going further down the wrong path, according to the spokesperson. 

According to reports, Keiji Furuya, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker of Japan and chairperson of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council, is in Taiwan for a visit from Monday to Wednesday and met with Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan's regional leader. 

Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, also said on Tuesday China strongly opposed the Japanese politicians and lawmakers' visit to Taiwan region, urged Japan to learn lessons from history, and stressed that they should realize the fact that there's only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China. They should watch out their words, as well as actions on the Taiwan question, Ma said.

Ma also warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party that efforts of colluding with foreign forces to seek secession and make provocations are doomed to fail.

Global Times