Japan’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond on Sunday to a request for comment on Wang’s remarks. In response to the letter to the UN, the ministry on Saturday dismissed China’s claims as “entirely unacceptable” and said Japan’s commitment to peace was unchanged.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the letter to the UN.
“The letter not only contains rude and unreasonable content but also maliciously distorts historical facts,” the ministry said in a statement. “Furthermore, it violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, which prohibits the threat or use of force in international relations.”
Wang said that in responding to Japan’s move, “China must resolutely hit back – not only to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also to defend the hard-won postwar achievements secured with blood and sacrifice”.
If Japan “persists in its wrong course and continues down this path”, all countries and people have the right to “re-examine Japan’s historical crimes” and “resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism”, he said.
China is Japan’s largest export market after the United States, buying about US$125 billion of Japanese goods in 2024, mainly industrial equipment, semiconductors and automobiles, according to UN COMTRADE data.
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