Overview
- China’s UN ambassador Fu Cong sent a second letter to Secretary‑General António Guterres criticizing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments and urging an immediate retraction.
- The letter labels Takaichi’s remarks the greatest current challenge to China‑Japan relations and alleges violations of the UN Charter and the post‑war settlement.
- Beijing says the letter will be distributed as an official UN General Assembly document to present its case to all member states.
- Japan’s UN envoy Kazuyuki Yamazaki replied that Tokyo maintains an exclusively defense‑oriented posture and argued Takaichi’s comments did not exceed that stance.
- China’s Foreign Ministry amplified the rebuke, citing years of rising Japanese defense budgets and looser arms‑export rules as evidence Tokyo is abandoning a purely defensive approach.