Key facts
- China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing.
- Shigehiro Nishiumi, formerly deputy consul general in Hong Kong, assumed the post on August 4.
- The position had been vacant for approximately eight months.
- The vacancy occurred amid bilateral tensions between Japan and China related to Taiwan.
China has approved a new Japanese acting consul general in Chongqing, Shigehiro Nishiumi, eight months after the post became vacant amid bilateral tensions over Taiwan. Nishiumi, previously the deputy Japanese consul general in Hong Kong, assumed the role on August 4.