China must immediately end unfair detention of foreign nationals

Tokyo should employ top-level diplomacy to secure citizens' release

2023-10-18 Editorial China Astellas

The Astellas Pharma logo at the company's Tokyo headquarters: A Japanese employee of the drugmaker has been detained in China since March. © Reuters

It is becoming increasingly clear that Chinese authorities will soon formally arrest a Japanese man in their custody on espionage charges. Time is running out.

China's practice of detaining foreign nationals for long periods without a clear explanation is utterly unacceptable. Tokyo should do everything in its power to free this man and other Japanese citizens being unfairly detained by China.

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