CHINA-JAPAN: TAIWANESE MINISTER CANCELS VISIT TO TOKYO OLYMPICS FOLLOWING IOC LIMITING OPENING CEREMONY TO HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT

The Taiwanese government on July 18 announced that the planned visit to Japan by Audrey Tang, Taiwan''s Digital Minister, for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games has been cancelled. Audrey Tang was scheduled to visit Japan from July 19. The Jiji Press reported that according to the Japanese government, it has been informed by the International Olympic Committee that participants at the opening ceremony on July 23 will be limited to heads of state and government, in addition to athletes. The government decided to call off the visit after holding discussions with Tang.

In a voice message on July 18, Tang said she hopes to visit Japan in the future if there is an opportunity and contribute to promoting exchanges between Japan and Taiwan.






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