Wang Yi warns Japan on Taiwan ‘red line’, dashing hopes of ending diplomatic row

“As is known to all, the exercise of the right of self-defence is predicated on one’s own country being under armed attack. Let me ask, what gives Japan the right to interfere in Taiwan affairs, which are China’s internal affairs?” Wang said when asked about ties with Tokyo.

“If something happens in China’s Taiwan region, what gives Japan the right to exercise the right to self-defence? Does the so-called collective self-defence right mean that Japan intends to hollow out its pacifist constitution, which renounces the right of belligerency?”

Beijing lays out its views on world order at Chinese Foreign Minister’s press conference

Beijing lays out its views on world order at Chinese Foreign Minister’s press conference

Wang referred to Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party as the “root cause undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait”.