Tokyo lacks due prudence on Taiwan question

Since former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said a "Taiwan emergency" would also be Japan's during his visit to the United States in 2019, the Japanese government has acted, in both open and underhand manners, to belie its avowal that it upholds the one-China policy, a political foundation of Sino-Japanese ties.

The latest instance of this was the remark by Toshiro Ino, Japan's deputy minister of defense, during a recent interview with British media. He said: "If people all over the world have the will to support Taiwan, similar to the way they have supported Ukraine when we witnessed Russia's aggression, then, yes, it would be very possible that we will provide some kind of support to Taiwan", adding "I am not sure at this juncture whether it is going to be defense equipment support or whether it is going to be logistics support".

The Taiwan question is China's internal affair. Beijing would like national reunification to be realized peacefully. But should it have to use force to settle the question, if the Japanese government really provides support to the secessionists on the island, be it military or logistics, it will naturally make Japan an enemy of the Chinese people, again.