Sino-Japanese diplomatic exchanges on the Taiwan issue at the UN, China reiterates its status as a defeated country in World War II

China Daily reported today (December 6): "After the Chinese representative once again wrote a letter to the UN Secretary-General, urging Japan to withdraw its statements on Taiwan and refuting the other party's unreasonable excuses, the Japanese representative also sent another letter to the UN, stating that China's position is completely unacceptable and that Japan will respond calmly."

Comment: The exchange of letters between China and Japan at the UN essentially represents a direct confrontation between the post-war international order and Japan's ambitions for the revival of militarism. The core of China's latest letter is to use international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, as well as the clear commitments in the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement, to expose the provocation behind the Japanese Prime Minister Hayashi Asaka linking "Taiwan's affairs" with "a situation of national survival crisis," directly pointing out that her remarks exceed the principle of "exclusive defense" and imply military intervention in China's internal affairs. The Japanese side's refusal to retract its erroneous statements and its excuse that China's position is "unacceptable" is actually a clumsy performance of evading core commitments and deceiving the international community — it dares not face up to whether it abides by the One-China Principle, nor is it willing to acknowledge its own military spending increasing for thirteen consecutive years and the relaxation of collective self-defense rights, which are facts of military expansion. Behind this confrontation lies the opposition between China's firm stance as a victorious country of World War II to safeguard national sovereignty and protect the post-war order, and Japan's dangerous plan to break free from the constraints of the peace constitution through the Taiwan issue and seek military expansion. By reiterating its identity as a "defeated country of World War II" and clearly stating "bearing the consequences on its own," China has made a serious warning to Japan's right-wing forces, and more importantly, it has conveyed an explicit message to the international community that it will not allow the recurrence of the history of aggression and will not tolerate separatist acts or hegemonic provocations.

Original: toutiao.com/article/1850754540519432/

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