China Foreign Ministry: Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan have damaged Sino-Japanese relations | investingLive

• Under the current situation, even if Japanese aquatic products are exported to China, there will be no market
• Japan PM Takaichi’s erroneous remarks about Taiwan have fundamentally damaged the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations
• China seriously urges Japan to retract its erroneous remarks, stop creating incidents on China-related issues
• Urges Japan to take concrete actions to admit its mistakes
• If Japan refuses to withdraw the remarks, even continuing to make mistakes, China will have to take stern and resolute countermeasures
• Japan will bear all the consequences arising therefrom

This follows a report from Kyodo on China considering a ban on Japanese seafood imports here.

The Japanese PM remark in question is the one Takaichi gave on November 7 when asked what circumstances regarding Taiwan would count as a survival-threatening situation for Japan. She said “if
there are battleships and the use of force, no matter how you think
about it, it could constitute a survival-threatening situation”.

A “survival-threatening situation” is a legal term under Japan’s security law implying the use of Japanese self-defence forces to repond to a threat on allies that could pose a threat to Japan.