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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, November 20 (Xinhua) — Japan not only refuses to acknowledge today's mistakes, but even the results of World War II, 80 years after its end. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova during a briefing on Thursday in response to a Xinhua reporter's request to comment on the Japanese Prime Minister's recent outrageous statements regarding Taiwan and Tokyo's refusal to acknowledge this mistake.
"You mentioned that Japan hasn't yet acknowledged its mistake. I apologize, but Japan hasn't yet recognized the results of World War II! Eighty years have passed, and Japan still refuses to recognize the results of World War II, as enshrined in international law," M. Zakharova pointed out.
The Russian diplomat noted that November 20 marked the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials, the international military tribunal for the major Nazi war criminals. "International law was built on the results of the Nuremberg Tribunal in many aspects, and many concepts were formulated for the first time," she recalled, adding that Japan does not recognize either the results of Nuremberg or the Tokyo Trials, the international military tribunal for the Far East.
Speaking about Russia's position on the Taiwan issue, M. Zakharova emphasized that this principled position is well known. It is immutable and has been repeatedly reaffirmed at the highest level. "The Russian side recognizes that Taiwan is an integral part of China and opposes any form of independence for the island. We proceed from the premise that the Taiwan issue is an internal matter for China, which has every legitimate basis for defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated.
M. Zakharova also noted that the Taiwan issue has been quite actively discussed in the international information space recently. "You see how a number of countries loudly declare their commitment to the one-China principle while cynically continuing to escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait, impeding the peaceful unification of the country (I mean China), supplying arms to the island, actively strengthening military-political contacts, promoting the growth of separatist sentiment, and using Chinese Taiwan as an instrument of pressure and geopolitical containment against the People's Republic of China," the diplomat noted.
"Russia strongly condemns the West's hypocritical position on China's Taiwan issue and, as a true friend and reliable partner of Beijing in the international arena, is prepared to continue to provide strong mutual support on issues related to sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Taiwan," the Russian Foreign Ministry's official spokesperson concluded.
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