Celebration for emperor's birthday in Taiwan faces protest
Kyodo / Wednesday December 3, 9:52 AM
China has unofficially protested to Japan against plans to celebrate Japanese Emperor Akihito's birthday later this month at the Interchange Association in Taipei, Japan's de facto diplomatic mission for Taiwan...The celebration, the first in Taiwan, will be held on Dec. 12. Around 600 leading figures in political and economic circles, including cabinet members as well as senior officials of the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, will attend.
An official at the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the association, which is a private organization, should not be hosting ceremonies
