Japan Refuses To Retract Taiwan Remarks Despite China’s Demands

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that Tokyo’s long-standing policy on Taiwan remains unchanged, even as Beijing demands she retract comments suggesting Japan could intervene if a Taiwan conflict threatened its national survival, according to the South China Morning Post.

The dispute with China has become Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first major diplomatic challenge since she became national leader in October.https://t.co/oTuXHTpyJn

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Takaichi declined to walk back her remarks but stressed she wants “constructive and stable” ties with China.

Beijing blasted her statements as interference in its internal affairs and warned Japan to honor past political commitments.

Chinese officials have responded with diplomatic and economic pressure, including reinstating a ban on Japanese seafood, halting cultural imports, canceling concerts, and urging citizens to avoid travel to Japan. Nearly 590,000 flight bookings have reportedly been dropped.

🚨🇨🇳🇯🇵 BREAKING: Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning warned on Wednesday that if Japan refuses to withdraw Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks about Taiwan, and if it persists in its wrongdoing, China will have no choice but to take severe countermeasures. pic.twitter.com/BdgJubMEcR

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China also signaled that Premier Li Qiang will not meet Takaichi at the G20 summit and postponed a trilateral ministerial meeting with Japan and South Korea. Beijing continues to insist Tokyo retract the comments.

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