Lawmakers call on China envoy to OK Lee's visit

Lawmakers call on China envoy to OK Lee's visit

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Nakada, a member of Mushozoku no Kai, an independents group in the House of Representatives, speaks to journalists outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on April 18. Nakada and three other lawmakers met Chinese Ambassador Chen Jian to urge him to support Japan's issuance of a visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui on humanitarian grounds.

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