Chinese foreign minister asserts right to halt Japanese militarism

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said "there is no room for compromise or concession on major issues concerning national sovereignty and territorial integrity", and that all countries upholding justice are entitled to stop Japan's renewed militarism from gathering momentum.

He made the comments to reporters after wrapping up his Central Asia trip that finished on Saturday, according to a transcript released by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

Earlier this month, Sanae Takaichi became the first incumbent Japanese prime minister to publicly talk in parliament of a possible Japanese military intervention in Taiwan. She has since refused to retract her wrongful remarks.

"If Japan persists in its own way and keeps making mistakes one after another, all countries and people who advocate justice have the right to re-examine Japan's historical crimes and have the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism," Wang said.

Wang was on a trip to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from Wednesday to Saturday of this week for strategic dialogues with fellow foreign ministers.

In the political documents issued by the foreign ministers of the three Central Asian countries, they emphasized a firm adherence to the one-China principle.

During Wang's visits, all the three nations stated that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory.

"These collectively voiced statements come at a right time, both supporting China's legitimate position on the Taiwan question and upholding the basic norms of international relations," Wang said.

"They once again clearly demonstrate that the one-China principle is an unshakable universal consensus within the international community," he added.