China-FM Briefing/Japan Position/Taiwan Region
Beijing, China - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of press conference in progress, reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"When it comes to the Taiwan question, the position of the Japanese government is supposed to be upholding the one-China principle and abiding by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, instead of being deliberately ambiguous, and still less turning back the wheel of history. Eighty years ago, Chinese soldiers and civilians, including our Taiwan compatriots, defeated the Japanese aggressors after heroic and strenuous fighting, achieved the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and realized Taiwan's return to the motherland. Treaties and instruments such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. China's recovery of Taiwan is an outcome of WWII victory and an integral part of the postwar international order."
3. Reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"If there has truly been no change to the Japanese government's position on the Taiwan question, the Japanese leader should not have linked it to a so-called 'survival-threatening situation,' and should not have acted against China's red line over and over while claiming that there has been no change to Japan's position. Merely stating that the position 'has not changed' does not resolve China's concerns. Japan needs to take China's solemn demands seriously, retract the erroneous remarks, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China."
5. Reporters
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that Japan should not cross the line step by step while claiming its stance regarding Taiwan is unchanged.
According to media reports, several senior Japanese officials claimed that the recent Taiwan-related remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not change the government's existing position, and Japan has no intention to retract them.
Commenting on that at a regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, "When it comes to the Taiwan question, the position of the Japanese government is supposed to be upholding the one-China principle and abiding by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, instead of being deliberately ambiguous, and still less turning back the wheel of history. Eighty years ago, Chinese soldiers and civilians, including our Taiwan compatriots, defeated the Japanese aggressors after heroic and strenuous fighting, achieved the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and realized Taiwan's return to the motherland. Treaties and instruments such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. China's recovery of Taiwan is an outcome of WWII victory and an integral part of the postwar international order."
"If there has truly been no change to the Japanese government's position on the Taiwan question, the Japanese leader should not have linked it to a so-called 'survival-threatening situation,' and should not have acted against China's red line over and over while claiming that there has been no change to Japan's position. Merely stating that the position 'has not changed' does not resolve China's concerns. Japan needs to take China's solemn demands seriously, retract the erroneous remarks, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China," said Mao.
China-FM Briefing/Japan Position/Taiwan Region
Dateline : Nov 20, 2025
Location : Beijing,China
Duration : 1'36
Beijing, China - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of press conference in progress, reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"When it comes to the Taiwan question, the position of the Japanese government is supposed to be upholding the one-China principle and abiding by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, instead of being deliberately ambiguous, and still less turning back the wheel of history. Eighty years ago, Chinese soldiers and civilians, including our Taiwan compatriots, defeated the Japanese aggressors after heroic and strenuous fighting, achieved the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and realized Taiwan's return to the motherland. Treaties and instruments such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. China's recovery of Taiwan is an outcome of WWII victory and an integral part of the postwar international order."
3. Reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"If there has truly been no change to the Japanese government's position on the Taiwan question, the Japanese leader should not have linked it to a so-called 'survival-threatening situation,' and should not have acted against China's red line over and over while claiming that there has been no change to Japan's position. Merely stating that the position 'has not changed' does not resolve China's concerns. Japan needs to take China's solemn demands seriously, retract the erroneous remarks, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China."
5. Reporters
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday that Japan should not cross the line step by step while claiming its stance regarding Taiwan is unchanged.
According to media reports, several senior Japanese officials claimed that the recent Taiwan-related remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not change the government's existing position, and Japan has no intention to retract them.
Commenting on that at a regular press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, "When it comes to the Taiwan question, the position of the Japanese government is supposed to be upholding the one-China principle and abiding by the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, instead of being deliberately ambiguous, and still less turning back the wheel of history. Eighty years ago, Chinese soldiers and civilians, including our Taiwan compatriots, defeated the Japanese aggressors after heroic and strenuous fighting, achieved the great victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and realized Taiwan's return to the motherland. Treaties and instruments such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly affirmed China's sovereignty over Taiwan. China's recovery of Taiwan is an outcome of WWII victory and an integral part of the postwar international order."
"If there has truly been no change to the Japanese government's position on the Taiwan question, the Japanese leader should not have linked it to a so-called 'survival-threatening situation,' and should not have acted against China's red line over and over while claiming that there has been no change to Japan's position. Merely stating that the position 'has not changed' does not resolve China's concerns. Japan needs to take China's solemn demands seriously, retract the erroneous remarks, and take practical steps to honor its commitments to China," said Mao.
ID : 8454085
Published : 2025-11-20 16:45
Last Modified : 2025-11-21 19:34:49
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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