Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday (March 7, 2025) that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Japan relations. Instead of advocating "if Taiwan has trouble, Japan has trouble", it is better to remember that using Taiwan to cause trouble is to cause trouble for Japan.

Wang Yi said at the press conference on the theme of diplomacy of the National People's Congress that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Remembering history is to create a better future. If you forget history, you will lose your way forward. Preventing the resurrection of the ghost of militarism is Japan's unremitting obligation and the unchallengeable will of the Chinese and Asian people. In the face of the test of conscience and integrity, Japan should abide by the spirit of the peace constitution and continue to follow the path of peaceful development.

Wang Yi emphasized that the one-China principle is the political foundation of China-Japan relations. It has been 80 years since Taiwan returned to China, but there are still people in Japan who do not reflect and secretly collude with the "Taiwan independence" forces. China should warn these people that instead of advocating "Taiwan is in trouble, Japan is in trouble", it is better to remember that using Taiwan to cause trouble is to cause trouble for Japan.

Wang Yi finally said that China-Japan exchanges have a long history, and Japan should know best that China is a peace-loving force and a neighboring country that values ​​trust and friendship. For thousands of years, China has always brought opportunities to Japan, not threats. Faced with major historical changes, Japanese people of insight should think carefully and act accordingly about what is the right way to be a neighbor and what is the general trend.