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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, November 27 (Xinhua) — China expresses its strong protest against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's continued undermining of the political foundation of bilateral relations, as defined by the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated this at a regular press briefing on Thursday.
Sanae Takaichi reportedly said during a debate with opposition party leaders on Wednesday, "Having renounced all rights and claims under the San Francisco Peace Treaty, we are not in a position to recognize Taiwan's legal status."
In response, Guo Jiakun pointed out that Taiwan's return to China was one of the fruits of victory in World War II and an integral part of the post-war international order. He emphasized that a number of international legal documents, including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan.
According to the Chinese diplomat, the question of Taiwan's status was finally resolved in 1945, when China won the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. On October 1, 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was established, and since then, it has been the sole legitimate government representing all of China. This was a change of government during which China's status as a subject of international law remained unchanged, and the country's sovereignty and territorial boundaries remained unchanged. Consequently, Guo Jiakun stated, the PRC government naturally and fully utilizes and exercises China's sovereignty, including sovereignty over Taiwan.
He also cited the provisions of the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, which states: "The Government of Japan recognizes the Government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China. The Government of the People's Republic of China reaffirms that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Government of Japan fully understands and respects this position of the Chinese government and firmly adheres to its position in accordance with Article 8 of the Potsdam Declaration."
Guo Jiakun noted that the so-called San Francisco Peace Treaty was concluded as a separate peace treaty with Japan, without the participation of key parties to World War II, such as China and the Soviet Union. This document violates the 1942 Declaration by United Nations, signed by 26 countries, including China, the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR, stipulating that each government undertakes not to conclude a separate armistice or peace with its enemies. It also violates the UN Charter and the fundamental principles of international law.
Everything stated in the treaty regarding sovereignty over Taiwan and other territorial and sovereign rights of China, which has not signed the treaty, is completely illegal and invalid, the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized.
The diplomat noted that Sanae Takaichi deliberately omitted the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations—two international legal documents that have full legal force and are mentioned in the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan, and other bilateral treaties—and instead referred exclusively to the illegal and invalid “San Francisco Peace Treaty.”
According to Guo Jiakun, this once again proves that the Japanese Prime Minister remains unwilling to acknowledge her mistakes and abandon her misguided course. She continues to undermine the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations, established in accordance with the spirit of the Four Sino-Japanese Political Documents. She disregards the authority of the UN, openly challenges the post-war international order and basic norms of international law, and even attempts to promote the idea of "Taiwan's undetermined status." All of this only exacerbates the error of her actions, the Chinese diplomat stated.
"China firmly rejects this and calls on the international community to exercise extreme vigilance. We once again urge the Japanese side to reflect on its actions, correct its mistakes, disavow its inaccurate statements, take practical steps to fulfill its obligations to China, and do at least the minimum Japan is obligated to do as a UN member state," the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson concluded.
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