Foreign Ministry renews call on Japan to retract wrongful remarks on Taiwan
發佈日期: 2025-11-21 22:01
TVB News
As tensions between China and Japan mount, Beijing's Foreign Ministry urged Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi to immediately retract her erroneous remarks and deliver on the commitments it has made to China through concrete actions.
Takaichi insisted that her government's stance on Taiwan was "unchanged," adding she would seek "constructive and stable ties" with Beijing.
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, who triggered the controversy with remarks linking a Taiwan Strait crisis to the possible deployment of Japanese troops, showed no sign of changing her tone.
Takaichi spoke to reporters on Friday that Tokyo's stance remains consistent, rebuffing demands to retract her Taiwan remarks.
Regarding a situation threatening Japan's existence, she said the government will take into account all available information and specific circumstances to make a "comprehensive judgment."
She also noted Japan's intention to build a mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests with China remains unchanged.
Beijing's Foreign Ministry criticised Takaichi's latest response.
A spokeswoman reiterated Beijing's firm opposition and emphasised if Japan truly wants to develop a bilateral relationship of strategic reciprocity, it should honour its political commitments and retract the wrongful remarks immediately.
The spokeswoman also warned of the peril of Japan's accelerating of rearmament as well as breaking through its exclusively defence-oriented policy.
She made it clear that the Chinese people and the international community will not agree or allow if Japan intends to return to the old path of militarism, underming the post-war internationl order.
The foreign ministry reconfirmed that Premier Li Qiang has no plans to meet with Japanese leaders on the sidelines of G20 meetings.
Chinese authorities have reportedly notified South Korea that they would postpone a trilateral meeting of cultural ministers with Japan scheduled for next Monday in Macao.
And commerce minister Wang Wentao's planned talk with Japanese business leaders next Tuesday was postponed as well upon Beijing's request.
According to NHK reports, major Chinese airlines have started to cut flights to and from Japan. Air China, for instance, has decreased its weekly flights between Osaka and Shanghai from 21 to 16.
