A senior Chinese diplomat urged Japan to reflect on and correct the erroneous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan during a UN event on Monday.

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said the victory in World War II defended the bottom line of human civilization and led to the establishment of the current international legal system at the UN Security Council's open debate on International Law.

Eighty years ago, the Far Eastern International Military Tribunal tried Japanese war criminals and severely punished those responsible for the bloodshed in victimized countries, upholding international justice, preserving human dignity and issuing a strong warning against any attempts to revive militarism and carry out further aggression, Fu said.

The Chinese diplomat said, however, that Takaichi recently has moved against the tide of history by openly linking Taiwan to Japan's "survival crisis," sending a wrong signal about possible military intervention in Taiwan and refusing to retract her erroneous remarks.

Fu emphasized that Taiwan's return to China is a victory achieved through the global anti-fascist war and is an important part of the post-WWII international order. This irrefutable fact has been firmly established both historically, politically and legally, he added.

Takaichi's false claims constitute a blatant interference in China's internal affairs, a betrayal of Japan's international obligations as a defeated nation and a direct challenge to the global order based on international law, Fu said, adding that it severely violates the fundamental principles of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.

China urges Japan to face history, reflect on and correct its mistakes and take concrete actions to provide a responsible explanation to the international community, Fu said.