BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — China expresses its agency opposition and has made critical demarches and protests to Japan over the Japanese chief’s wrongful remark and motion regarding Taiwan on the sidelines of APEC conferences, a international ministry spokesperson stated on Saturday.
On each Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted on social media pictures and feedback about her assembly and trade with personnel of the authorities of China’s Taiwan area throughout APEC Leaders’ Week, referring to the particular person as “Senior Advisor to the Presidential Office of Taiwan.”
In response to a related question, the spokesperson stated that the Japanese chief intentionally met with the personnel of the authorities of China’s Taiwan area throughout the APEC Leaders’ Week and hyped it on social media, including that these actions severely violated the one-China precept, the spirit of the 4 political paperwork between China and Japan, and primary norms of worldwide relations, and despatched a gravely fallacious sign to the “Taiwan independence” forces.
“Those actions are egregious in nature and impact,” stated the spokesperson.
The spokesperson famous that the Taiwan query is China’s inner affair and on the core of China’s core pursuits. How it’s dealt with bears on the political basis of China-Japan relations and primary belief in Japan, and is a pink line that should not be crossed.
This yr marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance towards Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and the eightieth anniversary of Taiwan’s restoration, the spokesperson stated, mentioning that given its lengthy historical past of colonial rule over Taiwan, Japan bears plain historic duties on the Taiwan query and due to this fact ought to all of the extra act with further prudence.
China strongly urges Japan to abide by the spirit of the 4 political paperwork between the 2 nations and honor the commitments Japan has made, replicate on and tackle its wrongdoings, take concrete measures to undo the damaging affect, cease interfering in China’s inner affairs, and act on its assertion of constructing a constructive and steady China-Japan relationship match for the brand new period, the spokesperson stated.