China has strongly rebuked Japan over recent remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concerning Taiwan, calling Japan's arguments "erroneous" and "hypocritical lies" in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

• China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian stated that Japan's letter to the UN Secretary-General Guterres was "full of erroneous arguments and hypocritical lies."
• China's Permanent Representative to the UN Fu Cong sent a second letter to the UN Secretary-General, firmly rebutting arguments made by Japan's UN Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki.
• Prime Minister Takaichi's comments on November 7, suggesting a "Taiwan contingency" could be a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, were described by Fu as challenging the outcomes of World War II and undermining the postwar international order.