Overview
- The Foreign Ministry announced asset freezes in China, a ban on entry to China, Hong Kong and Macao, and a prohibition on transactions with Shigeru Iwasaki by mainland entities.
- Officials said Iwasaki colluded with Taiwan "independence" forces and interfered in China's internal affairs.
- Japan called the action regrettable, while Taiwan voiced serious concern and said appointing international advisers is a legitimate exercise of sovereignty.
- Iwasaki has served as a political adviser to Taiwan's Executive Yuan since March and took part in a June tabletop exercise in Taipei.
- The measure follows heightened tensions after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November comments on a Taiwan contingency and adds to earlier PRC sanctions on Japanese lawmaker Hei Seki.