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Japan sets conditions for Lee visa

HUMANITARIAN REASONS The Japanese prime minister has reportedly ordered the foreign ministry to grant Lee Teng-hui a visa if he agrees to three conditions

By Chang Mao-sung and Monique Chu  /  STAFF REPORTERS IN TOKYO AND TAIPEI , WITH AGENCIES

While China continued to pressure Japan not to issue a visa, Taiwan blasted China for its interference with Japan's decision.

Chinese foreign ministry spokes-woman Zhang Qiyue (章啟月) yesterday repeated a demand that Tokyo refuse Lee a visa to avoid damaging ties between Tokyo and Beijing.

"By visiting Japan, Lee is trying to split China and destroy Japan-China relations," Chen Jian (陳健), China's ambassador to Japan, said in a press conference yesterday afternoon.

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