China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, used the Security Council platform to issue a strong call to the Japanese side, urging it to retract its 'erroneous comments' on Taiwan. The statement was made during an open debate on leadership for peace, as learned by the Argentine News Agency. Fu Cong directly linked the current controversy to history, noting the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Anti-Fascist World War. 'Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. This is an indisputable fact affirmed both politically and juridically,' he concluded. Fu Cong reiterated China's official stance, stating that the return of Taiwan to China (which had been illegally seized by Japan) is a key component of the post-war international order. In this context, he sharply criticized recent statements by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Accusation of Intervention and Challenge to the Post-War Order The Chinese diplomat deemed it 'atrocious' that Takaichi had claimed that the so-called 'situation threatening Japan's survival' is linked to Taiwan and that she had hinted at a Japanese military intervention in the matter. Fu Cong broke down the implications of these statements, accusing Japan of: Constituting a flagrant intervention in China's internal affairs. Flagrantly violating the commitments made by Japan as a defeated state in World War II. Directly challenging the victorious outcomes of World War II and the post-war international order. Representing serious risks to peace in Asia and globally. The Historical Lesson and Taiwan's Status Recalling that 80 years ago Japanese militarists used the pretext of a 'threat to survival' to embark on external aggression, Fu declared: 'Eighty years on, we must never allow the resurgence of militarism and fascism.'
