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Japan's warmongering statements around Taiwan question go against Japan's constitution: Russian FM spokeswoman

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Dec 05, 2025 09:54 AM

Japan's warmongering statements around the Taiwan question are escalatory and go against Japan's constitution, said Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, TASS reported on Thursday.

"We have repeatedly called on official Tokyo to stop following the path of remilitarization and return to the position of true pacifism enshrined in the national constitution of Japan," Zakharova told a news briefing, per TASS.

At a Diet meeting on November 7, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese mainland's "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Straits. Takaichi's erroneous remarks prompted the strong protests and stern warnings from the Chinese authorities.

According to the basic law of Japan, this state has renounced the conduct of war as a sovereign right of the nation. The bellicose statements and actions of the current Japanese authorities not only provoke additional tension in the region, but also come into direct conflict with domestic legislation and the Japanese constitution, Zakharova said.

"Recently, the topic of Taiwan has become a hot topic on the international stage, sometimes causing a heated discussion that is detached from reality and falsifies facts and events," she said.

Zakharova cited actions of "some countries that declare their commitment to the 'one China' principle, while cynically escalating the situation in the Taiwan Straits, hindering the peaceful reunification of the Chinese country, supplying weapons to the island, actively strengthening military-political contacts, and doing so in a confrontational, provocative manner. They are contributing to the growth of separatist sentiments, using Taiwan as an instrument of pressure and military-strategic deterrence on the Chinese mainland, Zakharova said, according to TASS.

Zakharova noted that Russia's principled position on the Taiwan question is well known, and it remains unchanged. The Russian side recognizes that the island of Taiwan is an integral part of China and opposes the island's independence in any form, she said.

She added that Moscow proceeds from the fact that the Taiwan question is an internal matter of China, which has every legitimate reason to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, TASS reported.