Asked by Global Times when Japan would retract Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan island, Japan's Defense Minister dodges the question with silence
By: Global Times | Published: May 30, 2026 01:46 AM
On May 29, following the keynote address and opening dinner of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was surrounded by reporters. A Global Times reporter on the scene asked Koizumi when the Japanese government will retract erroneous remarks on Taiwan island made by Sanae Takaichi. Faced with ...