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China urges Japan to retract wrong words and deeds, genuinely implement its commitments through concrete actions: FM spokesperson on 'China overreacting' claim

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Nov 17, 2025 07:43 PM

Commenting on a question concerning claims by some individual Japanese politicians that China has been "overacting" toward Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan and that chief cabinet secretary Minoru Kihara said that Japanese government's stance on Taiwan question has not changed and it is in line with the 1972 China-Japanese Joint Statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated Monday that regarding the erroneous Taiwan-related remarks made by PM Takaichi, China has repeatedly stated its solemn position. The relevant remarks seriously violate the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and fundamentally undermine the political foundation of China-Japan relations, she said.

Mao made the remarks during a regular press conference on Monday. The spokesperson also noted that "no matter which political party or individual in Japan is in power, they must adhere to and strictly honor the commitments made by the Japanese government on the Taiwan question. We urge the Japanese side to adopt an attitude responsible to history and to bilateral relations, stop crossing red lines and playing with fire, retract its erroneous words and deeds, and genuinely implement its commitments to China through concrete actions."

Mao Ning said that when China and Japan discussed the resumption of diplomatic relations, China clearly put forward the Three Principles on the Restoration of Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Relations, namely: the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government of China; Taiwan is an inalienable part of territory of the People's Republic of China; so-called "Peace Treaty" between Japan and Chiang Kaishek authorities is illegal and it must be abrogated.

Mao continued to note that in 1972, the Joint Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Japan was signed, formally establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Joint Statement addresses the Taiwan issue in three places: In the preamble, it states that the Japanese side reaffirms its position that it intends to realize the normalization of relations between the two countries from the stand of fully understanding "the three principles for the restoration of relations" put forward by the Government of the People's Republic of China; Article 2 states that the Government of Japan recognizes that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal Government of China; Article 3 states that the Government of the People's Republic of China reiterates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Government of Japan fully understands and respects this stand of the Government of the People's Republic of China, and it firmly maintains its stand under Article 8 of the Potsdam Proclamation.

Mao stated that in 1978, two countries signed the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the People's Republic of China and Japan, which clearly stipulates that The Treaty clearly points out that the Joint Statement constitutes the basis for the peaceful and friendly relations between the two countries, and that all the principles enunciated in the Joint Statement shall be strictly observed. It confirmed all the principles and contents of the Joint Statement in legal form and established legal norms for China-Japanese relations. In 1998, the two sides issued the China-Japan Joint Declaration on Establishing a Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development. The Japanese side promised to continue to abide by the stance on the Taiwan question stated in the Joint Statement, reaffirmed that there is only one China, and that Japan would never support Taiwan independence or enter into contacts with Taiwan other than those of a non-governmental or regional nature. This has thus eliminated the legal space for Japan to develop official relations with Taiwan. In 2008, the China - Japan Joint Statement on All-round Promotion of Strategic Relationship of Mutual Benefit explicitly stipulated that the Japanese side reiterated that it will continue to abide by its position on the Taiwan issue stated in the Japan-China Joint Statement.

Mao stated that the above are the clear provisions on the Taiwan question in the four political documents between China and Japan, as well as the solemn commitments made by the Japanese government. These have the force of international law and leave no room whatsoever for ambiguity or distortion."