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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, November 19 /Xinhua/ — Japan "completely fails to meet the requirements" for permanent membership in the UN Security Council, China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, said Tuesday at a plenary session of the UN General Assembly devoted to Security Council reform.
According to him, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made a "brazen and provocative" statement regarding Taiwan in the Japanese Diet. She said that an emergency situation in Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, allowing the country to invoke its right to collective self-defense to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait.
Fu Cong said Sanae Takaichi's remarks were "extremely wrong and dangerous" and constituted gross interference in China's internal affairs and a serious violation of the one-China principle and the spirit of the Four Political Documents signed between China and Japan.
“Such statements challenge international justice, undermine the post-war world order, and trample on the fundamental principles of international relations, and are a clear retreat from Japan’s commitment to peaceful development,” the diplomat noted.
“Such a country does not at all meet the requirements for those who want to become a permanent member of the Security Council,” he added.
Fu Cong emphasized that throughout history, Japanese militarists have repeatedly used so-called "survival-threatening situations" as a pretext for aggression abroad. In particular, the September 18, 1931, incident, committed under the pretext of self-defense, provoked a war of aggression against China and brought profound suffering to the Chinese people and peoples around the world.
"Now Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has once again raised the issue of a 'survival-threatening situation.' What is her true intention? Is Japan planning to repeat its past mistakes of militarism?" Fu Tsung asked.
The Permanent Representative said that Takaichi has also consistently advocated for the repeal of the "renunciation of war" clause in Japan's peace constitution. "Given Takaichi's egregious behavior, how can we trust Japan's stated commitment to peaceful development? How can the international community trust Japan to uphold justice? How can we trust Japan to shoulder its responsibility for ensuring international peace and security?" he asked.
Fu Cong emphasized that Japan must immediately cease interfering in China's internal affairs, renounce its misguided and provocative statements and actions, and refrain from "playing with fire" on the Taiwan issue. "Otherwise, Japan must be prepared to bear all the consequences," he added.
"If Japan dares to attempt armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, it will constitute an act of aggression and will certainly receive a decisive response from China. We will exercise our right to self-defense in accordance with the UN Charter and international law and resolutely defend China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Fu Tsung stated.
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