Explainer | Why Beijing thinks Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks challenge the post-war order
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In the continuing tensions over remarks by the Japanese prime minister, agreements made at the end of WWII matter.

Beijing has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, not only as a violation of the one-China principle but also as a challenge to the post-war international order. Takaichi suggested on November 7 that Tokyo could respond militarily to a potential attack on the island, making her the first sitting Japanese leader since World War II to publicly link a Taiwan contingency with the possible deployment of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces. Beijing regards Taiwan’s restoration…

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