China restates opposition to Japan lawmakers visiting Taiwan

China reiterated its opposition to Japanese politicians' visits to Taiwan on Friday after Shigeru Ishiba, the former defense minister who visited the self-ruled island in August, won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters that China hopes for stable ties with Japan but declined to comment on the result of the election, calling it an internal affair.Lin also said Japan should "establish an objective and correct perception of China, and seek a positive and rational policy toward China."In August, Ishiba as the co-…READ FULL ARTICLE