China summons the Japanese ambassador after statements "Takaichi" About Taiwan
The agency reported: "Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi on Thursday, and expressed strong protest against the incorrect statements made by the Japanese Prime Minister on China"
Support for Taiwan
Takaichi stated last week that armed attacks on Taiwan may justify Japan to send forces to support the island within the framework of "Collective self-defense"
Takaichi said before Parliament that if an emergency in Taiwan was necessary "Deploying battleships and using force, this may constitute a situation that threatens the survival of (Takaichi’s statements Beijing insists that Taiwan is part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to annex the autonomous island. The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized Takaichi’s statements and said they… "She will not tolerate it under any circumstances" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a press conference: "The Japanese side must immediately correct its mistakes and retract its unjustified statements, otherwise it will bear all the consequences.".
