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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Japanese media experts and scholars continue to criticize Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her misguided remarks regarding China's Taiwan, calling her tenure as prime minister a crisis threatening Japan's survival.
On November 7, at a Diet session, S. Takaichi stated that the emergency surrounding Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, allowing the country to exercise its right to collective self-defense.
Noriyuki Kawamura, a professor emeritus at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies and vice president of the Japan-China Relations Association, stated in a recent article that Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan contradict the position of previous Japanese administrations, constitute interference in China's internal affairs, and violate the one-China principle.
"S. Takaichi's very tenure as prime minister represents a situation that threatens Japan's survival," stated a recent editorial in the Japanese newspaper Shakai Shimpo.
It notes that S. Takaichi's political intentions are becoming increasingly obvious: she ignores the interests of the people, blindly follows in the footsteps of the United States, and is trying to actively stimulate military expansion.
The editorial also noted that Takaichi's policy speech was full of aggressive statements, such as achieving the defense spending target ahead of schedule, creating a new national intelligence agency, and easing arms export regulations, which can only be seen as a deliberate attempt to escalate tensions.
Since Takaichi's election as prime minister, her political base has been unstable. The ruling coalition, formed by her Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party, holds less than half the seats in both houses of parliament.
According to the Shakai Shimpo newspaper, S. Takaichi should have “hidden her harshness” and listened to the opinions of opposition parties, but it is clear that she has decided to strengthen her base by emphasizing her right-wing position.
Professor Emeritus Atsushi Koketsu of Japan's Yamaguchi University believes that Takaichi's statements fundamentally refute Japan's path to developing as a peaceful state in accordance with its pacifist constitution and deserve harsh criticism.
According to the professor, political calculations are clearly at work here. The Prime Minister is seeking to strengthen his support base by constantly hyping the "China threat" theory. A. Koketsu added that outspoken statements on the Taiwan issue, which constitute interference in China's internal affairs, are unacceptable and outrageous.
Yoichi Jomaru, a former journalist for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, emphasized that the Takaichi administration attempted to downplay the situation by claiming that its statements were no different from the government's long-standing position, but that its statements regarding Taiwan were extremely reckless. Such a statement was in itself a mistake and should be retracted as soon as possible.
"For Japan's security, diplomacy, and economy, establishing a mutually beneficial relationship with China must be a top priority," stated A. Koketsu. He emphasized that Japan should strive to build peaceful relations with China, based on the one-China principle agreed upon during the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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