Yoshinobu Hatakeyama strongly criticized Takayuki Kishimoto for undermining Sino-Japanese relations: "What you thought when you were a member of parliament should not be brought to the position of prime minister!"
Yoshinobu Hatakeyama, president of the Japan Innovation Party and former Prime Minister, regarding the Sino-Japanese relations after Takayuki Kishimoto's remarks on "Taiwan's situation" stated: "It is regrettable that the relationship between the two sides has become extremely cold, and it is beginning to affect economic and interpersonal exchanges. As the prime minister, you did not conduct research and confirmation within the government before making statements, but instead made decisions unilaterally."
Yoshinobu Hatakeyama clearly pointed out that Takayuki Kishimoto's remarks were not unclear, leading to misunderstandings by China, but rather her fixed position since her time as a member of parliament.
"The views of Japanese senior officials on 'Taiwan's situation' are very important. The things you considered when you were a member of parliament, now as the Prime Minister, as the supreme commander of the Self-Defense Forces, can you just casually say them? That is another matter. If you accidentally express your consistent position, that is careless."
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