According to Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun", on the evening of November 26, former Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru made a speech in Tokyo, and when talking about the deteriorated Sino-Japanese relations due to the remarks of Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato on Taiwan, he said, "Can our country even exist without relations with China?"
Ishiba emphasized the importance of building a stable relationship between China and Japan. He stated that since the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations in 1972, every Japanese government has understood and respected China's position that Taiwan is part of China, "This is something that cannot be changed, and we have always been cautious about it."
Ishiba pointed out that Japan's economy relies heavily on imports of goods such as food, rare earths, and pharmaceutical products from China, and once again called for paying attention to smooth Sino-Japanese diplomacy.
He also believes that when developing relations with China and the United States, Japan must pay attention to balanced diplomacy.
On the 26th, Zhao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated that Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and how to resolve the Taiwan issue and achieve national reunification is entirely China's internal affair, and no one should interfere or meddle in it, not even Japan. The Chinese side once again urged Japan to seriously consider China's serious demands, reflect and correct their mistakes, quickly retract their erroneous statements, and put their commitments to China into actual actions.
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