Chairman Xi is a bit ill at ease after leading Japanese luminaries, including former PM Shinzo Abe, have called for Japan to host US nuclear weapons as a deterrent in light of the Ukraine invasion.
Fumio Kishida, the current Prime Minister of Japan, quickly shot down the idea, but yet the talk continues in Japanese circles. Meanwhile, the Chinese chose not to so easily dismiss the call by Abe and others, saying, through their mouthpiece Wang Wenbin, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman.
He stated, “Japanese politicians have frequently spread fallacies related to Taiwan and even blatantly made false remarks that violate the nation’s three non-nuclear principles.
“We strongly ask Japan to deeply reflect on its history”, Wang added, and warned Tokyo to “be cautious in words and deeds on the Taiwan issue to stop provoking trouble”.
This seems like a great move to assure the Japanese people will not take this personally and actually start to support the hosting of nuclear weapons on their shores.
China rattled by calls for Japan to host US nuclear weapons | Japan
From www.theguardian.com
2022-03-01 06:02:00
Excerpt:
China has reacted angrily to calls by Japan’s influential former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, for Tokyo to consider hosting US nuclear weapons in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising concern over Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.
….Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, quickly rejected Abe’s call for a debate on the nuclear-sharing option. “It is unacceptable given our country’s stance of maintaining the three non-nuclear principles,” Kishida, who represents a constituency in Hiroshima, told MPs this week.
Wang Wenbin, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, told reporters in Beijing: “Japanese politicians have frequently spread fallacies related to Taiwan and even blatantly made false remarks that violate the nation’s three non-nuclear principles.
“We strongly ask Japan to deeply reflect on its history”, Wang added, and warned Tokyo to “be cautious in words and deeds on the Taiwan issue to stop provoking trouble”.
