Ministry Minutes | China rebukes Japanese PM Takaichi's call to scrap UN Charter's 'enemy state clauses': foreign ministry

China on September 23, 2026 urged Japan to draw lessons from history, deeply reflect on the past, and win the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community through concrete actions. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in which she said that Japan is a peace-loving country and called for the deletion of the "enemy state clauses" from the UN Charter. (Produced by intern Li Qian)