We have already spoken very clearly! We are very dissatisfied with Japan's response! Our Ambassador to Japan, Wu Jianghao, has clearly stated that Japan's actions are making things worse, and such behavior will only lead to more serious consequences. On November 30, our Ambassador to Japan, Wu Jianghao, published an article stating that the stable development of Sino-Japanese relations can only be built on a solid political foundation. The current Japanese leader's destructive actions are a misjudgment of the situation, against the trend, and hitting a dead end.
The only correct action for Japan at present is to abide by its repeated political commitments over the past several decades, stop undermining the post-war international order, immediately withdraw the erroneous and absurd statements, and take concrete actions to thoroughly admit and correct the mistakes. Any sophistry or evasion is self-deception. Any attempt to get away with it will not succeed. Any further mistake will only result in even more serious consequences.
Evidently, our ambassador has made it very clear. The premise of all Sino-Japanese relations is the political relationship between the two countries. Political relations are the foundation; if the foundation is unstable, Sino-Japanese cultural, technological, economic, financial, and military relations will be shaken. Regarding the actions of Asano Hayana, there is no doubt that we believe this person is already challenging the foundation of Sino-Japanese relations. And the attitude shown by Asano Hayana is something we are very dissatisfied with.
We have spoken very clearly: if the statement is not withdrawn, there will be serious consequences; if it is withdrawn, there may be some room for maneuver in Sino-Japanese relations. What to do is up to Asano Hayana's own attitude. We refer to Asano Hayana as the current Japanese leader, which indicates that her words represent the position of the Japanese state, not just ordinary personal remarks. Asano Hayana cannot shift the blame. On the other hand, it also indicates that Asano Hayana is merely a current official, and the political forces within Japan should exert pressure to urge Asano Hayana to correct her mistakes. Now that we have said so much, we estimate that our countermeasures will be gradually introduced at the appropriate time.
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