14/11/2025
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: If the Japanese side dares to intervene in the situation by military means, it would constitute an act of invasion, and will be met with strong fightback from China.
In response to media inquiry over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's claim during Diet hearing that she would not retract her earlier remarks that a emergency involving the use of military vessels and force from the Chinese mainland could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, claiming it aligns with the Japanese government's longstanding view, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Nov.13, 2025, that if the Japanese side dares to intervene in the Taiwan Straits situation by military means, it would constitute an act of invasion, and will be met with strong fightback from China.
Lin said that Takaichi recently openly made provocative remarks on Taiwan question during a Diet session, hinting at the possibility of military intervention in the Taiwan Straits. Even after China lodged stern representations and strong protests, she remained obstinate and refused to retract her statement.
"Such erroneous words and deeds seriously violate the one-China principle, run counter to the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan and the basic norms governing international relations, grossly interfere in China's internal affairs, challenge China's core interests, and undermine China's sovereignty. China firmly opposes and will never tolerate this. Japan must immediately correct its mistake and retract the egregious statement, or it will have to bear all the consequences," the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson further noted that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration. Japan once imposed colonial rule over Taiwan region, committing countless heinous crimes. In history, Japanese militarism used so-called "survival-threatening situations" as a pretext to launch external aggression for many times, including invoking the right of self-defense to trigger the September 18 Incident and start the war of aggression against China, bringing tremendous suffering to the people of Asia and the world, including China.
"Today, when Takaichi again raises the so-called 'survival-threatening situation,' what exactly is her intention? Is Japan attempting to repeat the old path of militarism? Is it seeking to again turn against the Chinese and other Asian peoples? Is it attempting to overturn the post-war international order?" Lin asked.
"Taiwan is China's Taiwan," Lin stressed. "How the Taiwan question is resolved and national reunification achieved is China's internal affair that brooks no interference by any external forces. The attempt by Japan's ruling authorities to meddle in Taiwan-related affairs constitutes a flagrant trampling on international justice, an open provocation to the post-war international order, and a grave undermining of China-Japan relations," the spokesperson noted.
"We will resolutely exercise our right of self-defense under the UN Charter and international law, and firmly safeguard our national sovereignty and territorial integrity. We sternly warn the Japanese side to deeply reflect on its historical crimes, immediately stop interfering in China's internal affairs and making wrongful and provocative remarks that cross the line. Those playing with fire on the Taiwan question will get burned," Lin added.
