{"id":2367,"date":"2026-01-03T21:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:03:12","slug":"chinas-foreign-minister-criticizes-takaichi-for-challenging-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2367","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s foreign minister criticizes Takaichi for challenging sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for &#8220;openly challenging&#8221; Chinese territorial sovereignty after the Japanese leader&#8217;s remark on a Taiwan emergency heightened bilateral tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang, speaking at a symposium in Beijing, also said that Japan has failed to &#8220;deeply reflect&#8221; on its wartime past, including its invasion of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan&#8217;s current leadership has been &#8220;openly challenging China&#8217;s territorial sovereignty, the historical conclusions of World War II, and the postwar international order,&#8221; Wang said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan invaded a vast swath of China before World War II. The Asian neighbors have been at odds over wartime history among other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sino-Japanese relations have worsened since Takaichi, seen as a security hawk, said in early November that a Taiwan emergency could be a &#8220;survival-threatening&#8221; situation for Japan and prompt a response by Japan&#8217;s Self-Defense Forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China sees Taiwan as a renegade province that must be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wang&#8217;s remarks came as China conducted military drills in five areas encircling self-ruled Taiwan in a warning against separatism and external interference. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/politics\/china's-top-diplomat-criticizes-japan-pm-for-challenging-sovereignty\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for &#8220;openly challenging&#8221; Chinese territorial sovereignty after the Japanese leader&#8217;s remark on a Taiwan emergency heightened bilateral tensions. 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