China has urged Japan to be prudent in its actions and words on the Taiwan question, stressing that Japan bears historical responsibility to the Chinese people on the issue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Mao made the remarks in response to the reports that Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, had been appointed as a political consultant by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities in Taiwan.
"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affairs and brooks no external interference. The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Japan relations. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the triumph in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Japan bears historical guilt to the Chinese people over the Taiwan question and should all the more speak and act prudently, honoring its commitment to the one-China principle with concrete actions," Mao said.
"China has lodged representations with Japan over the latest developments. The DPP authorities' collusion with external forces in pursuing separatist agendas will not succeed," the spokeswoman added.
Japan urged to be prudent in words, actions on Taiwan question
Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.
Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.
Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.
The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.
In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.
On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.
Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.
Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.
According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.
Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings
