On Monday, December 15, 2025, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, spoke in an open debate at the Security Council on 'Leadership for Peace.' He urged Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to withdraw her 'erroneous remarks' on the Taiwan region.
Fu emphasized that true leadership for peace depends on cherishing harmony and upholding justice. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Yet, as the world reflects on this history, the Japanese prime minister has linked a so-called 'survival-threatening situation' to the Taiwan region, hinting at possible military intervention.
Such comments, Fu warned, amount to crude interference in China’s internal affairs, breach Japan’s postwar commitments as a defeated country, challenge the outcomes of World War II and undermine the postwar international order. They run counter to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and pose serious risks to regional and global stability.
'The lessons of World War II remain clear,' Fu said. 'Eighty years ago, Japanese militarism used the pretext of a ‘survival crisis’ and ‘self-defense’ to launch aggression, bringing disaster to China, Asia and the world. We will not allow militarism or fascism to resurface.' He urged Japan to retract its remarks, reflect on history and avoid a perilous path.
Fu also reaffirmed that the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of China’s territory. He noted that Japan’s return of Taiwan—unlawfully seized in the past—to China is central to the postwar order, as affirmed by the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 and subsequent China-Japan agreements.
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Chinese envoy urges Japan to retract its erroneous remarks on Taiwan
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