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Japan sends high-ranking diplomat to China amid Taiwan tensions
(MENAFN) Japan has dispatched a top diplomat to China on Monday amid heightened tensions following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent statements on Taiwan.
Masaaki Kanai, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, will stress that Takaichi has not changed Japan’s position as outlined in the 1972 joint communique, which recognized the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, according to government sources.
The Chinese embassy in Japan said Monday that Beijing is "willing to make every effort to strive for the peaceful reunification of both sides of the Taiwan Straits" but will "never promise to renounce the use of force, nor leave any room for any form of 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities."
"We will not make any compromise or concession to any external interference, and will retain the option to take all necessary measures," the embassy added, cited by the state-run Global Times.
"If Japan dares to interfere in China's reunification cause, or dares to attempt an armed intervention in the cross-Straits situation under the pretext of a 'survival-threatening situation,' it would be an act of aggression and definitely meet a firm response from China," it also stated.
The move comes after Takaichi said earlier this month that any Chinese military action against Taiwan, including a naval blockade, could constitute a "survival-threatening situation," allowing Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense.
On Friday, China urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan following Takaichi’s remarks, citing "multiple criminal offenses and incidents of attacks against Chinese nationals in Japan this year." Japan filed a protest with Beijing on Saturday in response to the advisory.
Separately, on Sunday, the China Coast Guard conducted a patrol in the territorial waters of the disputed Senkaku Islands, controlled by Japan. China also claims these islands, referring to them as the Diaoyu Islands.
Masaaki Kanai, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, will stress that Takaichi has not changed Japan’s position as outlined in the 1972 joint communique, which recognized the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China, according to government sources.
The Chinese embassy in Japan said Monday that Beijing is "willing to make every effort to strive for the peaceful reunification of both sides of the Taiwan Straits" but will "never promise to renounce the use of force, nor leave any room for any form of 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities."
"We will not make any compromise or concession to any external interference, and will retain the option to take all necessary measures," the embassy added, cited by the state-run Global Times.
"If Japan dares to interfere in China's reunification cause, or dares to attempt an armed intervention in the cross-Straits situation under the pretext of a 'survival-threatening situation,' it would be an act of aggression and definitely meet a firm response from China," it also stated.
The move comes after Takaichi said earlier this month that any Chinese military action against Taiwan, including a naval blockade, could constitute a "survival-threatening situation," allowing Japan to exercise its right to collective self-defense.
On Friday, China urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan following Takaichi’s remarks, citing "multiple criminal offenses and incidents of attacks against Chinese nationals in Japan this year." Japan filed a protest with Beijing on Saturday in response to the advisory.
Separately, on Sunday, the China Coast Guard conducted a patrol in the territorial waters of the disputed Senkaku Islands, controlled by Japan. China also claims these islands, referring to them as the Diaoyu Islands.
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