China says Japan ties face 'serious difficulties' a year on
Beijing places full responsibility on Tokyo and calls on Japan to withdraw remarks on Taiwan that it says are erroneous.
Relations with Japan remain under strain a year after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a news conference that ties are facing "serious difficulties" and that responsibility lies entirely with Japan.
Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, which could allow Tokyo to use its right to collective self-defense.
Guo said her remarks had shaken the political foundation of relations between the two countries.
He added that there had been no progress over the past year and that Japanese authorities had shown no sincerity or taken action to reflect on what he called their wrongdoing.
Guo said it was urgent for Japan to correct what he described as erroneous remarks on the Taiwan question.
He also urged Tokyo to adopt a "correct attitude" toward historical issues and take a "rational and objective view" of China.
Taiwan is a highly sensitive issue for Beijing, which regards the self-governed island as part of its territory and opposes any official contact that suggests otherwise.
Relations between Asia's two largest economies have been strained for years over history, security and trade, and Takaichi's remarks added a new point of friction.
