Nov 14: in response to a question from 
Phoenix TV reporter Li Miao (李淼) during a press conference whether Japan has rejected China’s demand that 
PM Sanae Takaichi retract her remarks on Taiwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi gently but firmly tells Li that Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan has been Japan’s national policy all along and naturally there’s no need to retract them.
left: video clip with English dubbing (extracted from youtu.be/ay8KSsgQ2a8?si)
right: original clip in Japanese (extracted from youtu.be/zVafkwV1598?si)
Phoenix TV reporter Li Miao (李淼) during a press conference whether Japan has rejected China’s demand that PM Sanae Takaichi retract her remarks on Taiwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi gently but firmly tells Li that Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan has been Japan’s national policy all along and naturally there’s no need to retract them.
left: video clip with English dubbing (extracted from youtu.be/ay8KSsgQ2a8?si)
right: original clip in Japanese (extracted from youtu.be/zVafkwV1598?si)Quote
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