Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian speaks at a press convention in Beijing, March 24, 2026. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
China’s Foreign Ministry mentioned on Tuesday that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “erroneous remarks on Taiwan” are the foundation trigger of the present state of China-Japan relations.Â
Takaichi’s remarks “have sparked outrage from the Chinese people and tested the red line of the post-war international order,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned.
During a parliamentary listening to final November, Takaichi cited the so-called “survival-threatening situation” and linked it to the Taiwan query, suggesting Tokyo would possibly contemplate it grounds for army involvement.
The spokesperson made the feedback in response to a Reuters report {that a} draft of Japan’s annual diplomatic report, which is below authorities evaluation, would downgrade its description of ties with China from “one of its most important” to describing China as an vital neighbor and the connection as “strategic” and “mutually beneficial.”
“If the Japanese side truly wants to improve and develop relations with China, it needs to abide by the four political documents between China and Japan and its own commitments, retract the erroneous remarks on Taiwan as soon as possible, do soul-searching and correct its wrongdoings, and take concrete actions to uphold the political foundation of China-Japan relations,” he mentioned.
Source: CGTN