China’s foreign minister suggested Takaichi resolve Taiwan remark issue

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should resolve the issue stemming from her parliamentary remark regarding a possible Taiwan contingency, former Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday. Iwaya, who visited China last month, said in an interview that he and Wang confirmed the need to improve Japan-China relations in their meeting, and that the top diplomat said the Japanese leader should resolve the Taiwan remark issue. The member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said he explained to Wang that the Japanese government has made clear through subsequent parliamentary remarks and other statements by…