China remains highly vigilant against and firmly opposes Japan's attempts to seek co-called breakthroughs on the Taiwan question, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular news briefing when responding to a query about the recent visit to Japan by Cho Jung-tai, chief of Taiwan's executive body, saying that he conducted activities aimed at "Taiwan independence" in Japan and his actions were "despicable."

"Japan will pay a price for its indulgence in provocations and reckless actions, and all the consequences arising from them must be borne by Japan," Guo said.