Overview
- Iwasaki faces an immediate freeze on assets in mainland China, a ban on transactions with Chinese entities, and denial of entry to China, Hong Kong and Macao.
- Beijing’s foreign ministry said the action targets his role as a political adviser to Taiwan’s Executive Yuan and referenced his participation in a June tabletop war game in Taipei.
- China accused him of violating the one‑China principle and cited articles of the Anti‑Foreign Sanctions Law as the legal basis for the countermeasures.
- Japan’s government called the move regrettable, while Taiwan’s foreign ministry voiced serious concern and defended the appointment of international advisers as lawful.
- The sanctions mark an expansion of pressure connected to Tokyo’s ties with Taipei, following a September move against lawmaker Hei Seki and recent travel, trade and cultural curbs after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s November remarks.