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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Former Japanese Prime Ministers Shigeru Ishiba, Yoshihiko Noda and Yukio Hatoyama recently criticized incumbent Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for worsening relations with China due to her erroneous remarks about Taiwan, and urged her to be careful in her words and actions and improve bilateral ties through dialogue.
Shigeru Ishiba said on television on Sunday that since then-Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka's visit to China in 1972, which helped normalize diplomatic relations between Japan and China, subsequent Japanese governments have always approached relations between the two countries with truly meticulous care.
The current administration must fully understand Japan's long-standing fundamental position and exercise caution in implementing its policies in the future, he noted.
That same day, Yoshihiko Noda stated in a media interview in Tottori Prefecture that the current tensions in Japan-China relations "stem from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's ill-considered statements." He emphasized that Sanae Takaichi should provide an explanation to the Chinese side and work to improve relations through dialogue.
On Thursday, in a post on social media, Yukio Hatoyama noted that Sanae Takaichi's statements, "which deviated from the line that 'the Taiwan question is China's internal affair,' have pushed bilateral relations to the brink of a worst-case scenario. "The damage to Japan's national interests is immeasurable," he added.
Yukio Hatoyama urged Sanae Takaichi to correct his mistake by quoting Confucius: “When one has made a mistake and does not correct it, this is called ‘making a mistake.’”
Sanae Takaichi stated at a Diet session on November 7 that "mainland China's use of force against Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. This statement drew sharp criticism from legal experts, anti-war groups, and opposition parties within the country. The Japanese public noted that her statement violated the commitment made by the Japanese government in the 1972 Japan-China Joint Statement and clearly contradicted Japan's long-standing foreign policy toward China, which would inevitably cause unnecessary tension in the region.
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