After Honduras broke off diplomatic relations, Japanese representative to Taiwan Izumi Yuya said today that Japan will continue to regard Taiwan as an irreplaceable important partner, "We have always been by Taiwan's side."

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[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] My country and Honduras have ended their diplomatic relations for nearly 82 years. Japanese representative to Taiwan Izumi Yutai said today that Japan will continue to regard Taiwan as an irreplaceable important partner. "We have always been by Taiwan's side." .

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of my country announced today that it will completely stop the bilateral cooperation plan with Honduras with immediate effect, and will withdraw relevant personnel from the embassy, ​​the Consulate General in Shantou, the Technical Mission and the Electric Power Mission, and asked Hongguo to close its embassy in Taiwan .

There are 61 family members of our embassy in Honduras, some of them will be transferred to other friendly countries, and others will return to Taiwan.

In addition, there are about 100 local expatriates, and it is estimated that their lives will not be affected.

There are 175 Hongguo students studying in Taiwan, and another 39 Hongguo students are studying in our military academy. my country has sent 5 Hongguo military education students for training, and each of them will return to China.

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The incident in Honduras has attracted international attention. In addition to the United States' statement that it will continue to deepen and expand exchanges with Taiwan, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Fangzheng also rarely expressed concern on the 24th.

Lin Fangzheng said that from the perspective of cross-strait relations and regional peace and stability, Japan will keep a high degree of concern on the impact of this matter.

Japan has exchanged views with relevant countries based on the government's position in normal times, and has conveyed Japan's ideas to the Hongguo government at various levels on many occasions.

After Hongguo and Taiwan officially broke off diplomatic relations, the Japanese representative to Taiwan Izumi Yutay also made a comment today through the Facebook of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association.

Quan Yutai pointed out that Taiwan and Japan are important partners who share basic values, have close economic relations and personnel exchanges.

Japan will continue to regard Taiwan as an irreplaceable and important partner. The Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, as Taiwan's closest neighbor, will be more committed to deepening the friendly relationship between Japan and Taiwan. "We have always been by Taiwan's side, and will continue to do so in the future. Continue to fight hard and move forward. Taiwan and Japan work hard together!"