“Japan‘s related remarks once again expose Japan‘s right-wing forces provoking opposition and creating incidents, taking the opportunity to promote ‘re-militarization’ and challenge the international order after the war.” In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takashi‘s statement on 26th about Japan‘s joint rescue of citizens of both countries with the United States when “something is happening in Taiwan,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun once again urged Japan on 27th to abide by the spirit of the four Chinese-Japanese political documents and the political commitments made, to reflect properly on correcting mistakes, and to stop manipulations and reckless actions on the Taiwan issue.
According to the Japanese website Nikkei Asia, Sanae Takaichi mentioned the possibility of a joint operation to evacuate Taiwanese expatriates on TV Asahi on the 26th, saying, “If Japan does nothing but flee when U.S. troops are attacked, then the U.S.-Japanese alliance will collapse.” She declared that when an emergency situation arises in Taiwan, Japan needs to go to rescue Japanese and U.S. citizens in Taiwan, “We will make a comprehensive judgment on the situation and respond within the scope of existing laws.”
When asked how the Chinese side commented on these remarks, Guo cited the contents of the 1972 China-Japan Joint Declaration and the 1978 China-Japan Peace and Friendship Treaty, as well as a series of documents with full international legal validity such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration and Japan‘s Letter of Surrender: “These are all political commitments that Japan must strictly fulfill and legal obligations that cannot be shirked. It is completely self-contradictory for the Japanese side to claim to act within the bounds of law, yet repeatedly rudely interfere in China’s internal affairs, even issuing threats of force against China.” Guo said that Japan had committed unspeakable crimes against Taiwan‘s colonial rule for half a century and bore serious historical responsibility to the Chinese people. Neither historically nor legally, the Japanese side had any right to interfere with Taiwan. Wu Ming