Taiwan’s president calls on China for restraint after disputes with Japan. According to him, the disruption of peace in the Asia-Pacific region is serious and causes concern.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te declared on Monday that China had “seriously” disrupted peace in the Asia-Pacific region with its dispute with Japan. The dispute arose after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that China’s armed attacks on Taiwan could prompt Japan to militarily support the island. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
- Taiwan’s president criticizes China for disrupting regional peace.
- The dispute arose after the statements of the Japanese Prime Minister about Taiwan.
- Beijing protested and advised citizens not to travel to Japan.
After the statements of the Japanese Prime Minister, Beijing summoned the ambassador of Tokyo and expressed its protest against these statements. At the same time, China advised its citizens not to travel to Japan.
A call for restraint
Taiwan’s president on Monday called on Beijing to “show restraint, behave like a great power and not become a source of trouble” in a region where he said there had been serious disruptions to peace and stability.
“China should return to the path of rules-based international order, which would help maintain peace, stability and prosperity in the region,” the Taiwanese president emphasized in an interview with reporters.
The Chinese Consul General in Osaka, Sue Tian, also responded to the Japanese Prime Minister’s statements. The diplomat wrote on social media that “this is the path of death that only some stupid politicians from Japan can choose.” “We just have to cut off their dirty heads without hesitation,” added the Chinese consul working in Japan.
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Embassy in China expressed a strong protest against this and requested that the post be deleted. The post was subsequently removed.
Attitude towards Taiwan
The Japanese Prime Minister later said that her statement did not represent the unified position of the Japanese government, but her personal opinion on the possible worst-case scenario of developments around Taiwan.
Beijing considers Taiwan to be its breakaway province, despite the fact that the island has had an independent government since 1949. China repeatedly declares – and does not rule out the use of force – that one day it will dominate Taiwan.
Although Japan does not recognize Taiwan as an independent state, it maintains unofficial relations with it.
