Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the self-governed island by force and is committed to supplying it with weapons.
In an interview with Xinhua News Agency on November 22, Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for Myanmar’s National Defence and Security Council and deputy information minister, denounced Takaichi’s remarks and reiterated that Myanmar had “always firmly adhered to the one-China principle”.
He argued the Japanese leader’s position showed “no lessons learned from history” by Tokyo and reflected “neither remorse nor responsibility for the crimes committed by Japan across Asia”.
The Taiwan question was purely mainland China’s internal affair, and Myanmar opposed any external interference, Zaw Min Tun said, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.
