At the December 10 press conference of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, a reporter asked: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently stated that Japan’s basic position on the Taiwan issue is consistent with the China–Japan Joint Statement and has not changed in any way. Netizens in Taiwan mocked that “Lai Ching-te’s Japanese meals were eaten for nothing.” What is the spokesperson’s comment?
Spokesperson Chen Binhua of the Taiwan Affairs Office replied that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already expressed China’s stern position on this matter. I would like to reiterate that the Taiwan question is entirely China’s internal affair and brooks no foreign interference. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly made erroneous remarks about Taiwan in Japan’s parliament, crudely interfering in China’s internal affairs. Faced with questions and criticism from China and the international community, Takaichi brushed things off by simply claiming that “Japan’s position has not changed.” We cannot accept this. Japan should seriously reflect and immediately retract its erroneous comments.
Chen Binhua added that Lai Ching-te, driven by his malicious intention to seek “Taiwan independence,” catered to Takaichi’s erroneous remarks, completely abandoning any national standpoint. His pro-Japan behavior is contemptible and utterly futile.