China Thursday expressed its strong displeasure on the Japanese government allowing Lee Teng-hui to visit Japan, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Thursday.

"The purpose of Lee Teng-hui's tour is to create fanfare for 'Taiwan Independence' and sabotage China-Japan relations, and we have expressed our strong displeasure to the Japanese government for its decision to allow this visit," Jiang said at a regular press conference.

It was reported that Lee Teng-hui arrived in Japan on Wednesday for a visit, during which he said he hoped to visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where his elder brother is enshrined together with Japanese war criminals of World War II.

Source: Xinhua