00:00Premier Zhuo Rongtai's weekend trip to watch baseball in Japan is causing a diplomatic stir.
00:06Zhuo attended the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo last weekend to cheer on Team Taiwan.
00:11It was the first visit to Japan by a sitting premier since Tokyo switched recognition to China in 1972.
00:17Japanese media say Chinese officials have called on the Japanese ambassador to China to lodge a protest.
00:23Opposition parties here in Taiwan are questioning whether the visit was funded by taxpayers
00:27and if Zhuo was conducting official talks on the side.
00:31The cabinet says it was a personal trip paid for by the premier.
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