Footage of a Japanese diplomat appearing to bow to his Chinese counterpart following their talks in Beijing on Tuesday has prompted a complaint from Tokyo that it was not informed about media filming after the meeting.
It comes amid a diplomatic feud between Beijing and Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan.
Tuesday’s meeting between China’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Kanai ended without consensus.
The video of Liu and Kanai – with the hashtag “Japanese official bows his head while listening to the Chinese side” – was posted after the talks by Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account run by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. It has since been deleted.
In the video clip, Kanai is seen slightly bowing while Liu speaks, with his hands in his pockets, following their talks.
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