China News Service, October 4th, a comprehensive report, on October 4th, local time, Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fangzheng said that in response to Russia's request for a consulate from the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok to leave the country, Japan announced A staff member of the Russian consulate general in Sapporo is "persona non grata" and ordered to leave the country within 6 days.

  In this regard, the Russian ambassador to Japan Galuzin protested to the Japanese side.

"Japan's comparison of this action with the recent expulsion of the Japanese consulate in Vladivostok, Russia is groundless," Galluzin said.

He also said that the Russian diplomats expelled by the Japanese side "did not engage in any activities inconsistent with their status."

  According to previous reports, the Russian Federal Security Service said on September 26 that a consulate of the Japanese consulate in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok was arrested on suspicion of espionage.

The consul has admitted his actions and has been listed as persona non grata by Russia, who ordered him to leave Russia within two days.

On the 27th, the Japanese foreign minister stated that the fact that this person was engaged in illegal activities was completely untrue, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had summoned the Russian ambassador to Japan and lodged a protest.

On September 30, the Japanese side confirmed that the Japanese consul had left Russia on September 28.