BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — China as soon as once more urges the Japanese aspect to conduct a right away and thorough investigation into the incident through which a person broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan, punish the perpetrator, and supply a full account of the incident, Chinese overseas ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned on Wednesday.
Lin advised a daily press briefing that the Chinese Embassy in Japan is coordinating with the Japanese police on follow-up measures, and the intruder has been handed over to the police.
Information verified and launched by the Japanese police exhibits that the person was a serving second lieutenant within the Japanese Self-Defense Forces who carried an 18-centimeter knife and scaled the wall to interrupt into the embassy, Lin mentioned.
China has made solemn representations to the Japanese aspect in each Beijing and Tokyo, expressing sturdy dissatisfaction, the spokesperson mentioned, stressing that the incident has severely endangered the security of embassy workers, disrupted the peace of the embassy premises, and undermined the dignity of the embassy.
This incident additionally demonstrates that Japan has didn’t earnestly fulfill its obligations underneath the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and its particular duty to guard the inviolability of diplomatic missions and diplomatic representatives, Lin mentioned.