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Japan Stays Committed to Beneficial Ties with China, Says PM Takaichi
(MENAFN) Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi moved Friday to reaffirm Tokyo’s commitment to maintaining “mutually beneficial” relations with China, a stance she said remains “unchanged,” according to media.
Her comments followed a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged Tokyo to “uphold spirit of four political documents between China and Japan, correct wrongful remarks and wrongful doings, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China.”
The diplomatic friction has intensified since Beijing issued protests and introduced restrictive measures in response to remarks by Takaichi concerning Taiwan, which China claims as its “breakaway province.”
Elected only last month, Takaichi had warned that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could qualify as a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan under its security laws, potentially enabling Tokyo to “exercise the right of collective self-defense.”
Beijing condemned the remarks, delivered shortly after Takaichi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea earlier this month.
On Friday, referring to that meeting, Takaichi said the effort to advance strategic and “mutually beneficial” ties with Beijing, as agreed with Xi, remains “unchanged.”
She maintained that Japan has been “consistent” in determining what constitutes a survival-threatening scenario, emphasizing that the government would “comprehensively evaluate all information, based on the specific and concrete circumstances that actually arise.”
During their talks in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, Xi pressed Takaichi to adhere to and implement “clear provisions on major issues” to ensure “that the foundation of China-Japan relations is neither damaged nor shaken.”
In the wake of Takaichi’s Taiwan comments, Chinese travel cancellations surged into the tens of hundreds, and Tokyo said Beijing had also begun enforcing a seafood import ban.
Beijing additionally postponed a planned trilateral meeting of culture ministers from China, South Korea, and Japan — a move that drew criticism from Tokyo.
Her comments followed a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning urged Tokyo to “uphold spirit of four political documents between China and Japan, correct wrongful remarks and wrongful doings, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China.”
The diplomatic friction has intensified since Beijing issued protests and introduced restrictive measures in response to remarks by Takaichi concerning Taiwan, which China claims as its “breakaway province.”
Elected only last month, Takaichi had warned that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could qualify as a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan under its security laws, potentially enabling Tokyo to “exercise the right of collective self-defense.”
Beijing condemned the remarks, delivered shortly after Takaichi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea earlier this month.
On Friday, referring to that meeting, Takaichi said the effort to advance strategic and “mutually beneficial” ties with Beijing, as agreed with Xi, remains “unchanged.”
She maintained that Japan has been “consistent” in determining what constitutes a survival-threatening scenario, emphasizing that the government would “comprehensively evaluate all information, based on the specific and concrete circumstances that actually arise.”
During their talks in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, Xi pressed Takaichi to adhere to and implement “clear provisions on major issues” to ensure “that the foundation of China-Japan relations is neither damaged nor shaken.”
In the wake of Takaichi’s Taiwan comments, Chinese travel cancellations surged into the tens of hundreds, and Tokyo said Beijing had also begun enforcing a seafood import ban.
Beijing additionally postponed a planned trilateral meeting of culture ministers from China, South Korea, and Japan — a move that drew criticism from Tokyo.
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