China, Russia Condemn Japan Over WWII Outcomes
China and Russia jointly condemned Japan's attempts to revisit the outcomes of World War II, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iturup Island in the Southern Kurils, which Japan claims as its own. China urged Japan to respect post-war international order established by documents like the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations.
Consensus
- China and Russia jointly oppose any attempts by Japan to revise the outcomes of World War II.
- China urged Japan to respect the post-war international order established by the Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Declaration, and the Instrument of Surrender.
- The visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iturup Island in the Southern Kuril Islands triggered a diplomatic protest from Japan.
- Japan considers the Southern Kuril Islands as its historical territory and has formally protested the Russian president's visit.
- China's official representatives, including Lin Jian and Guo Jiakun, reiterated that Japan is a defeated state under the UN Charter.
- The dispute over the Southern Kuril Islands remains unresolved since the end of World War II.
- China emphasized that the international legal documents from WWII form the basis of the post-war international order.
Points of divergence
- China's representative Lin Jian accused the current Japanese government under Sanae Takahashi of avoiding historical reflection, glorifying the past, and seeking to accelerate remilitarization, which he called an open challenge to the post-war international order. — interfax
- China and Russia issued a joint article by their envoys emphasizing the need to protect WWII outcomes and prevent the justification of militarism, which Chinese analysts interpreted as a coordinated signal to Tokyo following Putin’s visit. — vm
- The Russian and Japanese governments have not signed a peace treaty due to the dispute over the southern Kuril Islands, which were transferred to the USSR after WWII. — kommerant
- Japan announced plans to intensify sanctions against Russia following the protest over Putin’s visit to Iturup. — vedomosti
- The United States supports Japan’s position on the Kuril Islands and has maintained its stance since the 1950s, according to the U.S. ambassador to Tokyo. — vesti
Coverage (8 sources)
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- China, like the RF, considers the outcome of the Second World War concerning Japan indisputable, said China's ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanx... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- China supports Lavrov's statement regarding Japan and the Kuril Islands — Интерфакс
- Baijiahao: China put Japan in its place after Putin's trip to the Kurils — Вечерняя Москва
- Chinese Foreign Ministry calls on Japan not to contest the outcome of World War II — Коммерсантъ
- China called on Japan to respect the results of World War II — Ведомости
- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to Japan's protest over Russian president's visit to Iturup — Интерфакс
- Chinese Foreign Ministry called on Japan to respect the outcome of World War II — Вести
Key entities
- Japan
- China
- Russia
- China
- MID
- Moscow
- Vladimir Putin
- Beijing
- Go Jia Kun
- Sergey Lavrov
- Kurile Islands
- Iturup
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- UN
- TASS
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