Japan sends letter to UN chief rebutting China's demand over Taiwan remarks

Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Kazuyuki Yamazaki, sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday rebutting a Chinese request that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract remarks on a Taiwan contingency.In the letter, Yamazaki emphasized that Japan's basic policy is an exclusively defense-oriented strategy. He argued that China's claim, suggesting Japan would exercise its right to self-defense even if there is no armed attack, is incorrect.Yamazaki also said his country's position on Taiwan has not changed since the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique, when the two…READ FULL ARTICLE