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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, November 15 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made erroneous comments about Taiwan during a parliamentary session, prompting lawmakers to call on her to retract her statements.
As reported by the Akahata newspaper on Saturday, Taku Yamazoe, a member of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the House of Councillors (the upper house of parliament), stated on Friday that Takaichi's remarks had exacerbated tensions in Japan-China relations and led to mutual mistrust. He said that to prevent further deterioration in bilateral ties, Takaichi, as Prime Minister, should retract her statements.
Another House of Representatives (lower house) member of the Japanese Communist Party, Kazuo Shii, reiterated his call on Friday for Takaichi to retract her remarks. He noted that her comments on Taiwan were developing into a serious international issue, emphasizing that, to develop Japan-China relations in a positive direction, it is necessary to follow a course based on consensus reached by both countries through wisdom and calm dialogue, rather than making provocative statements that further escalate tensions.
During a Diet session on November 10, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) House of Representatives member Hiroshi Ogushi also called on Takaichi to retract his statements, as previous Japanese governments had taken a cautious stance on the issue.
At a parliamentary session on November 7, S. Takaichi stated that if mainland China were to use military courts and armed force against Taiwan, it could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. She asserted that under Japanese law, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces could exercise their right to collective self-defense if such a situation were deemed "survival-threatening."
On the same day, S. Takaichi also insisted that her words were in line with the long-standing position of the Japanese authorities, and she did not intend to abandon them. –0–
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