Takaichi’s inaccurate and harmful remarks have drawn heavy criticism from senior political figures and the media at residence.
BEIJING/TOKYO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s provocative remarks on Taiwan final week continued to attract criticism at residence, with stern warnings from China over her irresponsible act.
At a Diet assembly final week, Takaichi claimed that the Japanese Self-Defense Force might train the precise of collective self-defense if the Chinese mainland “uses military forces against Taiwan.” Despite China’s severe demarches and protests, she refused to retract her remarks that indicate the potential for armed intervention within the Taiwan Strait.
Takaichi’s inaccurate and harmful remarks have drawn heavy criticism from senior political figures and the media at residence.
During a radio look on TBS on Thursday, Japanese former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba referred to as Takaichi’s feedback “very close to claiming that a Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency,” including that earlier governments had constantly prevented making definitive declarations on how the federal government would reply to particular eventualities concerning the Taiwan query.
Hiroshi Ogushi of the principle opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ), quoted by Jiji Press on Tuesday, had demanded Takaichi revoke the remarks.
“If a ‘survival-threatening situation’ is recognized, it would lead to a defense mobilization. This is a judgment equivalent to entering a war, and past cabinets have been cautious in making such statements,” Ogushi mentioned.
Ichiro Ozawa, a member of the House of Representatives from the CDPJ, posted on the social media platform X on Tuesday that “this has become a true ‘existence crisis,’ which ultimately forces great sacrifices on the people,” and mentioned “that is why diplomacy and politics must always remain calm.”
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama responded once more on X on Tuesday to Takaichi’s inaccurate remarks, stating that Japan mustn’t intervene in China’s inner affairs.
On Tuesday, the Nikkei criticized Takaichi for abandoning “strategic ambiguity.” Mainichi newspaper mentioned in an editorial that Takaichi’s feedback reveal a lack of expertise concerning the gravity of the problem, noting that she should acknowledge that careless statements can change into diplomatic flashpoints.
The Yomiuri Shimbun mentioned in an editorial on Thursday that exploiting safety coverage for political achieve is totally unacceptable, noting that politicians mustn’t play politics with severe points.
Chinese authorities have voiced sturdy opposition and made clear warnings over Takaichi’s inaccurate remarks.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong on Thursday summoned the Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi, making severe demarches over the problem and calling Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan “extremely wrong and dangerous.”
Sun urged Japan to deeply mirror on its historic crimes and tasks, instantly mirror and proper its errors, withdraw its unhealthy remarks, and never go additional down the mistaken path.
A spokesperson for China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Friday reiterated that the way to resolve the Taiwan query is totally a matter on the Chinese individuals’s personal discretion and brooks no interference by any exterior drive, noting that Japan had dedicated crimes in opposition to the Chinese individuals concerning the Taiwan query.
Taiwan was occupied by Japan after Tokyo waged warfare in opposition to China in 1894. The occupation lasted for half a century. On Oct. 25, 1945, a ceremony to simply accept Japan’s give up within the Taiwan Province of the China warfare theater of the Allied powers was held in Taipei.
This 12 months marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, in addition to the eightieth anniversary of the restoration of Taiwan.
Also on Friday, Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, warned the Japanese aspect of a “crushing defeat” ought to it dare to take a threat on the Taiwan query.
“Should the Japanese side fail to draw lessons from history and dare to take a risk, or even use force to interfere in the Taiwan question, it will only suffer a crushing defeat against the steel-willed People’s Liberation Army and pay a heavy price,” Jiang mentioned.