Chinese spokesperson: Taiwan affairs none of Japan's business

Japan should remember that Taiwan is China's Taiwan and that whether anything happens to Taiwan is not Japan's business at all, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.

Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks in answer to a question during a regular press conference.

In response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on the so-called Taiwan contingency, many Chinese people believe that Japan, which bears historical responsibility for the Taiwan question, is the least qualified party to discuss it.

Historically, Japan had once forcibly occupied Taiwan and imposed colonial rule for half a century, during which Japanese invaders committed countless crimes in Taiwan.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of Taiwan's restoration to China, Mao said, adding that Japan should remember that Taiwan is China's Taiwan and that whether anything happens to Taiwan is not Japan's business at all.

"Using Taiwan to create trouble will only bring trouble to Japan itself," she said.