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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, December 16 (Xinhua) — Judging by a series of recent statements, Japan continues to maintain ambiguity and vagueness on critical issues related to Taiwan, thereby attempting to mislead the public and get away with it, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.
"China is categorically opposed to such behavior," Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing for journalists.
Commenting on the statement made by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on the Taiwan issue at a meeting of the House of Councillors (upper house) of the Japanese Diet, the Chinese diplomat noted that the Japanese side did not confirm the important provisions of the 1972 Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, which state: “The Government of Japan recognizes the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China” and “Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People’s Republic of China.”
Guo Jiakun added that the Japanese side, when quoting the Cairo Declaration, only mentioned “Northeast China, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands,” deliberately avoiding the important wording that these are “territories stolen from China by Japan.”
The Japanese side, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman continued, also equated the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement with the so-called "San Francisco Peace Treaty," violating its obligations and the principles of international law, perpetuating the misconception of "Taiwan's undetermined status," and interfering in China's internal affairs.
Guo Jiakun cited statements by several high-ranking Japanese politicians and the wording of relevant documents, calling them historical facts that demonstrate Japan's position on the Taiwan issue.
This year, Guo Jiakun recalled, marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's liberation from Japanese occupation.
As the Chinese diplomat noted, Japan invaded Taiwan, exercised colonial rule over the island for 50 years, and committed countless crimes there, and therefore bears historical responsibility for the Taiwan issue. "Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. The resolution of the Taiwan issue is solely China's internal affair, and Japan has no right to interfere," Guo Jiakun stated.
“We once again call on the Japanese side to strictly adhere to the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents, to effectively reconsider and correct its mistakes, and to disavow Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous judgments about Taiwan,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson added.
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