On the evening of May 24, 2022, Liu Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urgently met with Shimio Shimizu, Chief Minister of the Japanese Embassy in China, to discuss the Japanese leaders' talks in Japan and the United States, the Japan-US Joint Statement and the Japan-US-India-Australia "Quadrilateral Mechanism" summit. Negative and erroneous words and deeds concerning China made solemn representations, expressing strong dissatisfaction and serious concerns.