China urges Japan to stop playing tricks on Taiwan question: FM spokesperson

China urges Japan to abide by the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and stop playing tricks on the Taiwan question, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on the Japanese Ministry of Justice's move to revise its family law regulations. The revision would allow Taiwan, Palestine and other non-national state regions or districts to be listed as a place of origin for people from those places, meaning someone from Taiwan could be listed as coming from Taiwan instead of China in the future.

Noting that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory and compatriots from both sides of the Taiwan Straits belong to the same Chinese nation, Guo said that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair that brooks no foreign interference.

Guo also pointed out Japan's serious historical responsibilities to the Chinese people, noting that Japan had committed aggression against Taiwan and imposed colonial rule over the island. He urged Japan to act all the more prudently on the Taiwan question.

"We urge the Japanese side to abide by the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan. No gimmicks on the Taiwan question, and do not send any conflicting or wrong signals," said the spokesperson.