Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian

In response to a media inquiry regarding Taiwan-related remarks made by Shi Ping, a member of Japan's National Diet who was previously sanctioned by China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday that the vile words and deeds of such a despicable individual are not worth commenting on.

Shi claimed on social media on Wednesday that he plans to visit Taiwan early next year, alleging that one of his purposes is to "prove that the island of Taiwan is an independent nation unrelated to China by entering the island, despite being banned from entering the China by the Chinese government."

According to Japanese media reports, Shi was born in Southwest China's Sichuan Province in 1962. He moved to Japan in 1988 and became a Japanese citizen in 2007. Shi, a House of Councilors member of the opposition Japan Innovation Party, won a seat in the upper house in July under the opposition party's proportional representation list.

China's Foreign Ministry announced in September that it would impose countermeasures against Shi, a member of Japan's National Diet also known by the name Seki Hei, who has deliberately unleashed disinformation and vilification against China, by making egregiously nefarious comments on Taiwan, Diaoyu Dao, historic issues, Xizang, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, and visited and paid respect to Yasukuni Shrine.  These actions seriously violated the principles of the four political documents between China and Japan and the one-China principle, constituted grave interference in China's internal affairs, and undermined China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the ministry. 

It marked the first time China has sanctioned a Japanese lawmaker. The move sent a clear message that China will not tolerate interference in its internal affairs by any foreign politician, a Chinese expert said previously.