Taiwan¡¯s premier visited Japan on Saturday for the island¡¯s World Baseball Classic victory over the Czech Republic, a move expected to stoke China¡¯s ire as Sino-Japanese ties remain in a deep freeze.
The visit by Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai was the first known planned trip to Japan by a sitting premier from the democratic island since the two sides severed diplomatic ties in 1972, Taiwan¡¯s Central News Agency reported.
In 2004, a flight with then-Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun on board was forced to divert to Okinawa Prefecture¡¯s Naha Airport, where he stayed for five hours before departing.
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