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World against The CCP: Japanese Prime Minister Abe Said Coronavirus Came from China

On May 25, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Japan has removed the emergency status for the entire country.

#1: Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported that, at a press conference, when reporters asked about the escalation in the tension  between the U.S. and China during the pandemic, Abe answered, “China spread the novel coronavirus to the world; this is a fact.” He also stated that the U.S. is Japan’s only ally, that the two countries share the same basic values, and that Japan and the U.S. cooperate when responding to international issues. (Central News Agency)

#2: Liberty Times, another Taiwan media, reported that, on May 26, Zhao Lijian, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, criticized Japan, saying that its “(action of) blindly following politics should not be above scientific judgment.” However, a video of the press conference showed that Zhao was reading from a script without much enthusiasm. Zhao is a “fighting wolf” of the Chinese Communist Party who, a few months ago, launched a wave of attacks on the U.S. He blamed the United States for spreading the coronavirus to China. (Liberty Times)

Related postings on Chinascope:

1. Expert in Chinese:

為因應2019冠狀病毒疾病(COVID-19,武漢肺炎)疫情,安倍4月7日對東京、大阪等7都府縣發布第1波「緊急事態宣言」,16日宣布第2波,對象擴及全境47都道府縣,期限一度是5月6日,後來延至31日。日前已分2波解禁,今晚安倍召開記者會宣布第3波解禁,就此,全境解禁。

媒體在記者會中問到美中兩國為了防疫導致關係對立加劇。安倍說:「新型冠狀病毒是從中國擴散到世界各地,這是事實。」他說,對日本而言,美國是日本唯一的同盟國,共享基本價值觀,日本與美國合作因應各種國際間的課題。

安倍表示,中國在世界上是極為重要的國家,國際社會所希冀的是日本、中國都能對區域的和平、安定、繁榮做出負責任的因應,期待中國能那麼做。

Source: Central News Agency, May 25, 2020
https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202005250292.aspx

2. Expert in Chinese:

26日中國外交部例行記者會中,趙立堅仍以強硬態度,表示堅決反對外界將病毒來源政治化、污名化,並批日本「政治盲從不應凌駕於科學判斷」;不過,根據流出的記者會影片,趙立堅說這段話時,不但全程幾乎低頭照稿唸,過程中更頻頻結巴。

Source: Liberty Times, May 27, 2020
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3179345