The Japanese government on the 25th passed a cabinet statement, emphasizing that Takayuki Higashikokubaru's remarks in the Diet about "Taiwan's situation" possibly triggering a "state of emergency for existence" have not changed the existing policy. The relevant determination will still be made by the government through a comprehensive judgment based on the situation at that time. The outside world generally sees this as a way to bring back Takayuki Higashikokubaru's strong statements on Taiwan to the long-standing ambiguous expression, without publicly retracting them, in order to stabilize the tense Sino-Japanese relations that were re-escalated due to her remarks. The leader of the Komeito Party, Tetsuo Kaieda, confirmed that the government's position has not changed and stated that they will explain it to China. At the same time, Trump also called Higashikokubaru and advised her to "tone down" her statements on Taiwan to avoid undermining the easing of tensions reached with Beijing last month, especially regarding the arrangement of China increasing its purchase of American agricultural products. Tokyo is concerned about this message, fearing that the U.S. is sending a "restraint signal" to Japan to maintain a stable relationship with Beijing, further reducing Japan's room for maneuver on the Taiwan issue.
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