province of china Global Times On Wednesday, he dismissed the Japanese government’s recent attempts to strengthen closer ties with Taiwan, suggesting Beijing would “break a leg” for any third party, such as Tokyo, trying to intervene in China-Taiwan.
“[T]The Japanese government is considering appointing a Japanese Defense Ministry official to the island of Taiwan for the first time since summer. Global Times Says an article published on June 8th.
“Japan is literally doing things that threaten China’s core national interests, and China will not remain indifferent,” the publication said.
“We need to remind Japan what this step means. [The] Taiwan’s problem is China’s internal welfare. A newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party threatened to “break his leg” if an outsider wanted to intervene.
“Japan continues to court China’s extreme problems, such as the Taiwan issue, and reportedly plans to send a Department of Defense representative to the island of Taiwan to strengthen its intelligence-gathering capabilities,” the report said. Global Times It was also suggested in an article published on 7 June.
The publication cited the Japanese government’s plan to host an “active duty” Taipei defense ministry official at the local branch of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association this summer. Unconfirmed report originally published in Japanese Sankei Shimbun The June 4 newspaper was later taken over by Taiwan News online newspaper.
“There is currently a retired Ministry of Defense official in Taiwan, but the Japanese government is looking to expand its intelligence-gathering capabilities in response to rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait. [which separates Taiwan from China]”said Taiwan News on June 4.
The Taiwan Central News Agency (CNA) approached the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense to request the report hours after it was published. The two ministries said they could not comment on the matter as it relates to “internal operations of the Japanese government”.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (right) and Chairman of the Legislative Yuan Yu Shih-kun greet the public at the National Day celebration in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday, October 10, 2020. (AP Photo) / Chang Ying-ying)
Beijing considers Taiwan a province of China and in recent months has promised to reunite the island with “mainland”, that is, China. Taiwan is a sovereign island nation strategically located on the southeast coast of China, next to conflicting territorial claims. It is located in the southwest of Japan’s Senkaku Islands, which is also claimed by China. In recent months, Beijing has expanded its military presence near Taiwan and Senkaku.
“As we are so geographically close, what may happen in Taiwan, where Japan must take the necessary steps to respond to this situation, could be a problem for Japan,” Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo said in an interview broadcast on CNN in September 2021. Said. .
“Taiwan is located at the confluence of the East China and South China Seas and is of great geopolitical and strategic importance. That is why peace and stability in Taiwan is important not only for this region, but also for the global community as a whole,” he said.
“More than ninety percent of Japan’s energy consumption is imported by sea around Taiwan, so it is important to maintain maritime order and a free and open Indo-Pacific,” the defense minister said. Said.
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