China-NPC Briefing/Japan
Beijing, China - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. Reporter asking question
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice. Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In such a special year, Japan should have deeply repented of the wrong path it chose, including its brutal invasion and colonization of Taiwan. Yet the current Japanese leader claimed that a Taiwan contingency could constitute the so-called 'survival-threatening situation' for Japan, under which Japan may exercise its so-called 'right of collective self-defense'."
4. Press conference in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"It's well-known that the right of self-defense shall be invoked only when a country has come under armed attack. One would ask: Since Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs, what gives Japan the right to interfere with them? Why is Japan entitled to invoke self-defense if anything happens in China's Taiwan region? Is exercising the 'right of collective self-defense' simply a way to hollow out Japan's Pacifist Constitution, which renounces the right of belligerency? Given that Japanese militarists had used 'survival-threatening situation' as pretext for launching aggression, such rhetoric can only make the people in China and the rest of Asia alert and deeply worried: Where exactly is Japan headed?"
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister (partially overlaid with shot 8):
"This year also marks another significant 80th anniversary -- that of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. Eighty years ago, judges from 11 countries commenced proceedings that would span two and a half years, reviewed a mountain of irrefutable evidence, and laid bare the innumerable crimes of Japanese militarists. The Tokyo Trials, a litmus test of humanity's conscience, delivered historical justice. Eighty years on today, Japan is given another opportunity for serious soul-searching. As Chinese adages remind us, 'History is a mirror that reflects the rise and fall of human affairs' and 'The past, if not forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future.' We hope the Japanese people will keep their eyes wide open and never allow anyone foolish enough to tread the same disastrous path today. China is already a strong country. The 1.4 billion people of China will never allow anyone to justify colonialism or reverse history's verdict on aggression."
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8. Various of reporters; press conference in progress
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FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Oct 21, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag
The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday.
Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, Wang slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan region.
"The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice. Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In such a special year, Japan should have deeply repented of the wrong path it chose, including its brutal invasion and colonization of Taiwan. Yet the current Japanese leader claimed that a Taiwan contingency could constitute the so-called 'survival-threatening situation' for Japan, under which Japan may exercise its so-called 'right of collective self-defense'," said Wang.
"It's well-known that the right of self-defense shall be invoked only when a country has come under armed attack. One would ask: Since Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs, what gives Japan the right to interfere with them? Why is Japan entitled to invoke self-defense if anything happens in China's Taiwan region? Is exercising the 'right of collective self-defense' simply a way to hollow out Japan's Pacifist Constitution, which renounces the right of belligerency? Given that Japanese militarists had used 'survival-threatening situation' as pretext for launching aggression, such rhetoric can only make the people in China and the rest of Asia alert and deeply worried: Where exactly is Japan headed?" said Wang.
Wang also pointed out that this year also marks another significant 80th anniversary -- that of the opening of the Tokyo Trials.
"Eighty years ago, judges from 11 countries commenced proceedings that would span two and a half years, reviewed a mountain of irrefutable evidence, and laid bare the innumerable crimes of Japanese militarists. The Tokyo Trials, a litmus test of humanity's conscience, delivered historical justice. Eighty years on today, Japan is given another opportunity for serious soul-searching. As Chinese adages remind us, 'History is a mirror that reflects the rise and fall of human affairs' and 'The past, if not forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future.' We hope the Japanese people will keep their eyes wide open and never allow anyone foolish enough to tread again the same disastrous path today," said the foreign minister.
China is already a strong country, said Wang, adding that the 1.4 billion people of China will never allow anyone to justify colonialism or reverse history's verdict on aggression.
China-NPC Briefing/Japan
Dateline : March 8, 2026/File
Location : China
Duration : 3'17
Beijing, China - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. Reporter asking question
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice. Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In such a special year, Japan should have deeply repented of the wrong path it chose, including its brutal invasion and colonization of Taiwan. Yet the current Japanese leader claimed that a Taiwan contingency could constitute the so-called 'survival-threatening situation' for Japan, under which Japan may exercise its so-called 'right of collective self-defense'."
4. Press conference in progress
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"It's well-known that the right of self-defense shall be invoked only when a country has come under armed attack. One would ask: Since Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs, what gives Japan the right to interfere with them? Why is Japan entitled to invoke self-defense if anything happens in China's Taiwan region? Is exercising the 'right of collective self-defense' simply a way to hollow out Japan's Pacifist Constitution, which renounces the right of belligerency? Given that Japanese militarists had used 'survival-threatening situation' as pretext for launching aggression, such rhetoric can only make the people in China and the rest of Asia alert and deeply worried: Where exactly is Japan headed?"
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister (partially overlaid with shot 8):
"This year also marks another significant 80th anniversary -- that of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. Eighty years ago, judges from 11 countries commenced proceedings that would span two and a half years, reviewed a mountain of irrefutable evidence, and laid bare the innumerable crimes of Japanese militarists. The Tokyo Trials, a litmus test of humanity's conscience, delivered historical justice. Eighty years on today, Japan is given another opportunity for serious soul-searching. As Chinese adages remind us, 'History is a mirror that reflects the rise and fall of human affairs' and 'The past, if not forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future.' We hope the Japanese people will keep their eyes wide open and never allow anyone foolish enough to tread the same disastrous path today. China is already a strong country. The 1.4 billion people of China will never allow anyone to justify colonialism or reverse history's verdict on aggression."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
8. Various of reporters; press conference in progress
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Oct 21, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Various of National Diet building, Japanese national flag
The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday.
Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, Wang slammed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on China's Taiwan region.
"The future of China-Japan relations hinges on Japan's choice. Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In such a special year, Japan should have deeply repented of the wrong path it chose, including its brutal invasion and colonization of Taiwan. Yet the current Japanese leader claimed that a Taiwan contingency could constitute the so-called 'survival-threatening situation' for Japan, under which Japan may exercise its so-called 'right of collective self-defense'," said Wang.
"It's well-known that the right of self-defense shall be invoked only when a country has come under armed attack. One would ask: Since Taiwan affairs are purely China's internal affairs, what gives Japan the right to interfere with them? Why is Japan entitled to invoke self-defense if anything happens in China's Taiwan region? Is exercising the 'right of collective self-defense' simply a way to hollow out Japan's Pacifist Constitution, which renounces the right of belligerency? Given that Japanese militarists had used 'survival-threatening situation' as pretext for launching aggression, such rhetoric can only make the people in China and the rest of Asia alert and deeply worried: Where exactly is Japan headed?" said Wang.
Wang also pointed out that this year also marks another significant 80th anniversary -- that of the opening of the Tokyo Trials.
"Eighty years ago, judges from 11 countries commenced proceedings that would span two and a half years, reviewed a mountain of irrefutable evidence, and laid bare the innumerable crimes of Japanese militarists. The Tokyo Trials, a litmus test of humanity's conscience, delivered historical justice. Eighty years on today, Japan is given another opportunity for serious soul-searching. As Chinese adages remind us, 'History is a mirror that reflects the rise and fall of human affairs' and 'The past, if not forgotten, can serve as a guide for the future.' We hope the Japanese people will keep their eyes wide open and never allow anyone foolish enough to tread again the same disastrous path today," said the foreign minister.
China is already a strong country, said Wang, adding that the 1.4 billion people of China will never allow anyone to justify colonialism or reverse history's verdict on aggression.
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Published : 2026-03-08 12:13
Last Modified : 2026-03-08 21:45:50
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
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