Taiwan’s premier makes rare visit to Japan for WBC
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.
