Overview
- China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong sent a Nov. 21 letter to Secretary‑General António Guterres urging the immediate withdrawal of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statement.
- Takaichi told the Diet that a Taiwan contingency involving the use of force could constitute a “crisis of survival.”
- The Chinese mission said the remark violates international law and called it a provocation to Asian countries that suffered from past Japanese aggression.
- The mission stated the letter will be circulated to all UN member states as an official General Assembly document.
- Japanese outlets reported the démarche via Kyodo’s Beijing dispatch, and Chinese media and social posts have continued to criticize Takaichi, including with cartoons.