Experts from Slovakia and the United States have rebuked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her wrongful remarks concerning China's Taiwan region recently, saying that Japan should uphold peace and the one-China principle.
At a Diet meeting on Nov. 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 across the Taiwan Strait, which has immediately drawn strong criticism at home and from abroad.
However, Takaichi showed no remorse, refused to retract her wrongful remarks, and even continued to defend herself on occasions such as the party leaders' debate.
In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Slovak philosopher Marina Carnogurska says China has never initiated a war of aggression.
She also emphasized that Japan, as the only country ever subjected to atomic bombings, should play a leading role in upholding peace and preventing the use of nuclear weapons.
"The one-China principle is a universal consensus of the international community. The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would dare to utter such remarks today, which is nothing short of a resurgence of militaristic and fascist ideology, a blatant provocation against the post-World War II international order. The Japanese should know better than anyone else that they are the only nation in history to suffer atomic bombings. They should be most committed to upholding peace and ensuring nuclear weapons are never used again, for this concerns the survival of all humanity," she said.
In a separate interview with CCTV, Vijay Prashad, executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, said the United Nations should "take action" against such provocative statement.
"It's important to remember that she is a far-right wing politician and has a long history in the far right where she has long been an apologist for Japanese war crimes around all of Asia, including in China. It needs to reflect on its own history a little bit. And the very fact that you have a prime minister who is an apologist for Japanese war crimes, who defends Japanese imperialism and then makes a comment about Taiwan without ever having apologized or reckoned with. The UN should take action here because this violates also the UN charter, having made a statement which is a direct threat to a country," he said.
Slovak, U.S. experts slam Japanese prime minister for wrong remarks on Taiwan
