International analysts decried the recent erroneous remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on China's Taiwan region, saying they violate the international law and undermine regional peace and stability.
Takaichi is under growing domestic and international pressure after suggesting that Japan may respond with force if the Chinese mainland uses military means against Taiwan.
While speaking at a parliamentary session last month, she described such a scenario as a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, implying potential armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait.
"The erroneous remarks made by Japan's incumbent prime minister are entirely inconsistent with the spirit of the post-war international order, the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the spirit of the United Nations Charter. The Takaichi administration is attempting to exploit the Japanese people to serve its nefarious objectives, driving a new wave of militarization, escalating tensions, and provoking conflicts, including those of a military nature," said Petr Petrovsky, secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus for Ideological Work.
"Should Sanae Takaichi persist down this path, Japan will face unimaginable isolation and abandonment, for any actions or words inconsistent with the framework of international law are destined to lead to isolation," said Hoseein Ghaderi, an Iranian political analyst.
Recently, a senior official in charge of security and defense at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office told reporters that Japan should have nuclear weapons. Japanese defense minister later said that they left open the possibility of Japan reviewing its non-nuclear principles in the future.
Serik Korzhumbayev, editor-in-chief of the Delovoy Kazakhstan newspaper, said such comments are unnerving.
"The remarks by Japanese officials advocating for Japan to possess nuclear weapons are utterly absurd. The figure who made such statements has already been called upon to resign in Japan. That a nation which suffered atomic bombings should now claim the need for nuclear weapons, I believe the Japanese people themselves would be the first victims. Economic decline is one key factor, but security concerns are more important. Such statements of Japan are deeply troubling," he said.
Int'l analysts slam Japanese prime minister's erroneous remarks on Taiwan
