China's Embassy in Japan: Should we doubt whether Japan is about to repeat its past mistakes?
According to the WeChat official account "China's Embassy in Japan", on the evening of the 10th, the spokesperson for the Embassy of China in Japan responded to a journalist's question regarding the erroneous remarks made by Japanese leaders on the Taiwan issue.
Question: Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae stated in a parliamentary session that if the mainland uses warships and force against Taiwan, it may constitute a "national survival crisis situation," and the Self-Defense Forces could exercise collective self-defense rights. What is your comment on this?
Answer: Recently, Japanese leaders have made explicit provocative statements on the Taiwan issue, openly advocating the possibility of using force to intervene in the Taiwan Strait, seriously violating the One-China Principle, seriously violating the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and the basic principles of international relations, grossly interfering in China's internal affairs, and challenging China's core interests. The Chinese side is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes this, and has already raised serious representations and strong protests with the Japanese side.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Chinese people's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Japan should deeply reflect on its wartime responsibilities and truly learn from historical lessons. Japanese militarism once repeatedly used the so-called "national survival crisis" as an excuse to launch foreign invasions, including using the pretext of "exercising self-defense rights" to brazenly instigate the "September 18th Incident" and start the war of aggression against China. Now, when Japan mentions "national survival crisis situations" again, it attempts to tie itself to the chariot of splitting China, which cannot help but make one suspect whether Japan is about to repeat its past mistakes?
This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Taiwan. As a country that once colonized Taiwan and committed numerous crimes, Japan should be more cautious in its remarks on the Taiwan issue. At an important occasion such as the parliamentary session, the current Japanese leaders incited "Taiwan's affairs are Japan's affairs," openly creating excuses for intervening in the Taiwan Strait. This is a serious violation of international justice, a serious provocation to the post-war international order, and a serious disruption to Sino-Japanese relations and regional stability.
Taiwan is China's Taiwan. How to resolve the Taiwan issue and achieve complete national reunification is a matter for the Chinese people themselves, and must not be interfered with by any external forces. China will ultimately be unified, and it will certainly be unified. Any attempt to interfere with and hinder the great cause of China's unification is like a mantis trying to stop a cart, overestimating one's own abilities, and will only bring harm to oneself.
The Chinese side urges Japan to abide by its political commitments on the Taiwan issue, immediately stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces, immediately stop any reckless and provocative acts beyond the line, and not become a troublemaker in the situation of the Taiwan Strait and the region, to prevent further impact on bilateral relations.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848478830031050/
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