Beijing, China - Nov 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokesman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"I need to stress that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wrongful remarks concerning Taiwan have fundamentally undermined the political foundation of China-Japan relations and aroused the indignation and condemnation of the Chinese people. China seriously urges the Japanese side to retract its erroneous remarks, stop making provocations on issues related to China, take concrete actions to admit mistakes and correct deviations, and safeguard the political foundation of bilateral ties between China and Japan. If Japan refuses to retract the remarks, and even goes further down the wrong path, China will have no choice but to take strict and resolute countermeasures. All consequences arising therefrom will be borne by the Japanese side."
3. Various of reporters

China will have no choice but to take strict and resolute countermeasures if Japan refuses to retract its wrongful remarks on the Taiwan question, China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.

Mao urged the Japanese side to withdraw Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan in response to a media query.

"I need to stress that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's wrongful remarks concerning Taiwan have fundamentally undermined the political foundation of China-Japan relations and aroused the indignation and condemnation of the Chinese people. China seriously urges the Japanese side to retract its erroneous remarks, stop making provocations on issues related to China, take concrete actions to admit mistakes and correct deviations, and safeguard the political foundation of bilateral ties between China and Japan. If Japan refuses to retract the remarks, and even goes further down the wrong path, China will no choice but to take strict and resolute countermeasures. All consequences arising therefrom will be borne by the Japanese side," the spokeswoman said.