Sanae Takaichi should retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan

by Kobayashi Yokichi Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently attempted to link a so-called “Taiwan contingency” with the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, implying the possibility of Japanese military intervention in the Taiwan question. This erroneous statement constitutes a blatant provocation on a question that lies at the heart of China’s core interests….