Statement on China's Consul-General Remarks towards the Japanese Prime Minister
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We, members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, strongly condemn the threatening remarks made by China’s Consul-General in Osaka towards Prime Minister Takaichi. Such violent rhetoric is wholly unacceptable, reflective of the steep deterioration in Beijing's respect for diplomatic norms repeated all over the world in recent years.
We emphasise that Prime Minister Takaichi was entirely justified in calling attention to the broad risks of Taiwan Strait escalation. Takaichi's warning about a “survival-threatening situation” reflects careful strategic thinking, not provocation, mirroring growing global recognition that Taiwanese security is global security. Failure to deter and deescalate would plunge the world into an economic depression. We cannot stand idly by and allow this to happen.
The G7 was entirely right to reiterate its appeal against unilateral change to the Status Quo, but it is time to back up this call with action. We call upon our governments publicly to support Japan, to clarify red-lines around Taiwan, and to coordinate a package of meaningful political and economic measures to deter conflict. The people of Taiwan must be free to determine their own future, and activity which threatens global prosperity must be contained.
Signatories:
Fatmir Mediu MP, Albania
Senator Claire Chandler, Australia
Senator Deborah O’Neill, Australia
David Smith MP, Australia
Representative Gabriela Ferrel, Bolivia
Senator Centa Rek, Bolivia
Dr. Dennis Gratz MP, Bosnia & Herzegovina
James Bezan MP, Canada
Judy Sgro MP, Canada
Senator Pavel Fischer, Czechia
Representative Hayato Okamura, Czechia
Marko Mihkelson MP, Estonia
Priyanka Chaturvedi MP, India
Ruslanas Baranovas MP, Lithuania
Žygimantas Pavilionis MP, Lithuania
Dovilė Šakalienė MP, Lithuania
Fatmir Bytyqi MP, North Macedonia
Eric van der Burg MP, Netherlands
Tom van der Lee MP, Netherlands
Guri Melby MP, Norway
Senator Eduardo Nakayama, Paraguay
National Deputy Guillermo Rodriguez, Paraguay
Representative Adrian Amatong, The Philippines
Cristian Ghinea MP, Romania
Alexandru Muraru MP, Romania
Peter Kenilorea Jr MP, Solomon Islands
Joar Forssell MP, Sweden
Ann-Sofie Alm MP, Sweden
Representative Gau-tzu Chen, Taiwan
Representative Yun Fan, Taiwan
Volodymyr Ariev MP, Ukraine
Yulia Klymenko MP, Ukraine
Mykola Kniazhytskyi MP, Ukraine
Oleksandr Merezhko MP, Ukraine
Luke Akehurst MP, United Kingdom
Sarah Champion MP, United Kingdom
Alicia Kearns MP, United Kingdom
Chris Law MP, United Kingdom
Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, United Kingdom
Senator Jeff Merkley, United States
Representative John Moolenaar, United States
André Gattolin, IPAC Alumni Council, former Senator of France
Tim Loughton, IPAC Alumni Council, former MP of the United Kingdom
Eduardo Lust, IPAC Alumni Council, former Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Cătălin Teniță, IPAC Alumni Council, former MP of Romania
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