Vice President of Taiwan Abe's condolences may cause China to rebound

It turns out that Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te visited Tokyo to condolence to former Prime Minister Abe.

It is extremely unusual for Taiwan's incumbent Vice President to visit Japan, and China could oppose it.

According to diplomatic sources, Vice President Yori left Taipei on the morning of the 11th to visit Tokyo.

The purpose is to condolence the former Prime Minister Abe.

According to the legislative committee, who is close to Vice President Yori, the condolences by Vice President Yori were instructed by President Tsai Ing-wen.

The Presidential Office commented, "We will respect the intentions of former Prime Minister Abe's family and will not explain the related schedule."

Taiwanese media reports that it is the highest level of government executive visit to Japan since Taiwan and Japan broke up 50 years ago.

Another diplomatic source said, "I hear it's a private visit," but it's extremely unusual for Taiwan's incumbent Vice President to reveal that he has visited Japan.

China strongly opposes that countries with diplomatic relations have political ties with Taiwan, and there is a possibility that China will oppose it in the future.