Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded to the former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gun, and said that he was shocked by the incident and hoped that Abe would recover soon.
According to China CCTV News client, Zhao Lijian said in a regular press conference on Friday (July 8): "We noticed this emergency and shocked.I hope that the former Prime Minister Abe will be out of danger and recover soon. "
Abe gave a speech for the candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's Senate at Democratic Party Congress near the 8th of Nara City, Nara County.The man fired at him three meters behind Abe, and Abe fell to the ground in his chest and neck.
The local fire department said that Abe lost consciousness during transfer and was in a state of cardiopulmonary function.