A group of people with vision in Japan gathered on Thursday to urge Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract her erroneous remarks, stressing that the Taiwan question is China's internal affair.
Participants at the rally, organized by the Association for Inheriting and Propagating Murayama Statement, said Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan had seriously deviated from Japan's postwar commitment to the path of peace.
"Japan has performed its responsibilities for its past war of aggression and colonial rule in an extremely inadequate manner. Under such circumstances, it would be absolutely unforgivable if Japan were to wage war against China. I believe we must rely on the power of Japan's democracy to force Prime Minister Takaichi to retract her remarks on the so-called 'survival-threatening situation,'" said Takakage Fujita, head of the association.
Participants also warned that Takaichi's erroneous remarks violate basic norms of international relations and run counter to the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan.
"The Taiwan question is China's internal affair, and our longstanding principle is not to interfere in internal matters of other countries. This completely contradicts the purpose of the Japan-China Joint Statement. Yet she made remarks to the contrary, seriously damaging Japan-China relations. Can such a prime minister really be allowed to remain in office?" said Yukio Hatoyama, former Japanese Prime Minister.
"This is a complete betrayal of the promises Japan made when diplomatic relations were normalized in 1972. Prime Minister Takaichi's remarks are extremely irresponsible," said a participant.
Japanese people rally to demand PM Takaichi retract erroneous remarks
Japanese people rally to demand PM Takaichi retract erroneous remarks
Japanese people rally to demand PM Takaichi retract erroneous remarks
