Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – On the 21st, Fu Cong, China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, clarifying the Chinese government's position on the erroneous remarks and actions of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding China.
In his letter, Fu Cong stated that Takaichi Sanae openly made blatantly provocative remarks about Taiwan during a debate in the Japanese Diet. This marks the first time since Japan's defeat in 1945 that a Japanese leader has formally advocated the so-called "if Taiwan is in trouble, Japan is in trouble" and linked it to the exercise of collective self-defense rights. It is also the first time Japan has expressed its ambition for armed intervention on the Taiwan issue and the first time it has issued a military threat against China, openly challenging China's core interests. These remarks are extremely erroneous, extremely dangerous, and have an extremely negative impact. Despite repeated solemn representations and strong protests from China, Japan remains unrepentant and refuses to retract its erroneous remarks. China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to this.
In his letter, Fu Cong stated that Sanae Takaichi's remarks seriously violated international law and the basic norms of international relations, severely undermined the post-war international order, and constituted a blatant provocation against the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people and the people of Asian countries that suffered from Japanese aggression. Taiwan is China's sacred territory, and how to resolve the Taiwan issue is a matter for the Chinese people themselves, brooking no external interference. If Japan dares to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait situation, it will constitute an act of aggression, and China will resolutely exercise its right of self-defense under the UN Charter and international law, firmly safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. As a defeated nation in World War II, Japan must deeply reflect on its historical crimes, abide by its political commitments regarding the Taiwan issue, immediately cease its provocations and transgressions, and retract its erroneous statements.
The letter will be distributed to all member states as an official document of the UN General Assembly. (End)
