TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi got here beneath fireplace in parliament on Tuesday as her evasive solutions concerning Taiwan has triggered sturdy criticism from opposition events and fueled dysfunction on the Diet assembly.
On Tuesday, lawmakers engaged in a heated debate over Takaichi’s earlier faulty remarks on Taiwan. Constitutional Democratic Party lawmaker Hajime Hirota pressed Takaichi to make clear whether or not Taiwan would fall beneath the class of “other countries with close ties to Japan” within the definition of a “survival-threatening situation.”
Takaichi mentioned the class is “not specified in advance” and must be judged “on a case-by-case basis,” whereas avoiding any additional explanations.
Hirota then requested whether or not Takaichi would retract her earlier faulty remarks on Taiwan. Although opposition lawmakers shouted from their seats that it was her “last chance,” Takaichi reiterated that “there has been no change to the Japanese government’s basic position,” with out clarifing what that stance really entails.
Her responses drew sturdy protests from opposition events. Japanese media reported that the session was briefly suspended for a number of minutes, whereas the reside broadcast was muted for 3 times.
Takaichi had beforehand claimed throughout a Diet assembly on Nov. 7 that the Chinese mainland’s “use of force on Taiwan” might represent a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan, which instantly drew sturdy criticism at dwelling and overseas.
Since then, opposition lawmakers have repeatedly demanded clearer and extra substantial explanations of her stance on Taiwan throughout parliamentary classes, however Takaichi stored reiterating that the federal government’s place stays unchanged whereas providing no concrete clarification on that place.