Japan and Taiwan to begin talks on evacuation plans amid China's threats

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

Japan and Taiwan to begin talks on evacuation plans amid China's threats​

• Tamsui district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, in August | REUTERS

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Japanese lawmakers and Taiwan’s government have agreed to begin talks on how to evacuate Japan’s citizens in the event of a possible Chinese invasion of the island, a politician said Thursday.
The agreement was reached when a delegation of Japanese lawmakers made a trip to Taiwan in August, weeks after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the third-highest-ranking official of the nation, visited the self-ruled island.


As Japan has no diplomatic ties with democratic Taiwan, the delegation will act in lieu of the country’s government, which cannot have direct contact with Taiwan’s administration, Lower House lawmaker Minoru Kihara said.
In the wake of Pelosi’s visit, Beijing carried out large-scale military drills in areas encircling Taiwan in retaliation for attempts by Washington and the island to bolster their cooperation in the security and economic fields.
Kihara, secretary general of a cross-party group of legislators dedicated to strengthening Japan-Taiwan relations, was a member of the delegation to the island that China regards as a renegade province to be reunited with the mainland, by force if necessary.
More than 20,000 Japanese citizens live in Taiwan. Japan usually sends Self-Defense Forces aircraft to evacuate its nationals in an emergency in another nation, but it is uncertain whether they can land on the island, which China claims as its territory.
While private aircraft and ships could be used for evacuation before a Chinese invasion, comprehensive discussion about the issue has not been conducted between Japanese lawmakers and Taiwan’s high-ranking officials, according to Kihara.
As the Foreign Ministry cannot officially negotiate with Taiwan, Japanese lawmakers and businesses would engage with the island’s ministerial-level officials at closed-door meetings about basics regarding pre- and post-Chinese invasion-related evacuation scenarios.
During his visit to Taiwan for three days through Aug. 24, Kihara, along with Keiji Furuya, head of the cross-party group, met with Taiwan’s officials such as Premier Su Tseng-chang and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.
China and Taiwan have been governed separately since they split in 1949 as the result of a civil war.
Tokyo cut diplomatic ties with Taipei and established them with Beijing in 1972, but Japan and Taiwan have boosted private-sector-led economic relations and people-to-people exchanges in a wide variety of areas, ranging from education, art and sports to health care.

Japan and Taiwan to begin talks on evacuation plans amid China's threats

As Japan has no diplomatic ties with democratic Taiwan, a delegation will act in lieu of the country's government, which cannot have direct contact with Taiwan's administration.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[Menthol]

It means if China invades Taiwan, Japan will not get involved.

What is the usefulness if you just moving a person from tiger's mouth to the crocodile's mouth, unless if crocodile's mouth is safe.

What is the point if you evacuate Japanese citizen in Taiwan to Japan during China's takeover if Japan itself is at war with China in the name of 'helping Taiwan'.

Yes, politicians love to make a sensational political statesment, but if we think twice, it's actually empty.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Considering Taiwan used to be part of Japan, I assume they speak Japanese and move to Japan?

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

It means if China invades Taiwan, Japan will not get involved.

It is the opposite. US and her allies are making preparations for the inevitable war.

Strategic tech like TSMC is being moved out.

Japanese are being evacuated.

 

[Leishangthem]

China mss better hunt the clown Joseph wu and tsai like mossad hunted nazis for bringing death and destruction on their people.,
The Cia propped Taiwanese ruling dpp is clearly aiming flee after stirring shit on behalf of US . They know they can't win.

 

[HassanCheema]

Considering Taiwan used to be part of Japan, I assume they speak Japanese and move to Japan?

No they don’t speak Japanese. And move them where in japan? We already full here in japan . It’s just japan being lap

 

[casual]

China mss better hunt the clown Joseph wu and tsai like mossad hunted nazis for bringing death and destruction on their people.,l
The Cia propped Taiwanese ruling dpp is clearly flee after stirring shit on behalf of US . They know they can't win.

any invasion of Taiwan would start with rain of missiles on all airports and runways. it'll be near impossible to escape after that.

 

[Beast]

It's liberation of Taiwanese from constant troll and fake news by some certain Taiwanese lapdog.

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any invasion of Taiwan would start with rain of missiles on all airports and runways. it'll be near impossible to escape after that.

 

[Leishangthem]

any invasion of Taiwan would start with rain of missiles on all airports and runways. it'll be near impossible to escape after that.

tsai and joseph will use submarine to flee.

 

[MH.Yang]

China mss better hunt the clown Joseph wu and tsai like mossad hunted nazis for bringing death and destruction on their people.,
The Cia propped Taiwanese ruling dpp is clearly aiming flee after stirring shit on behalf of US . They know they can't win.

No, the style of the Chinese is different from that of the Jews. Those means of Mossad do not conform to our traditional aesthetic view.

We prefer to capture Cai alive, then let her change her position, and finally appoint her as a staff member of the Chinese Embassy in the USA. I sent her to Washington.

 

[Leishangthem]

No, the style of the Chinese is different from that of the Jews. Those means of Mossad do not conform to our traditional aesthetic view.

We prefer to capture Cai alive, then let her change her position, and finally appoint her as a staff member of the Chinese Embassy in the USA. I sent her to Washington.

I'm not suggesting assassination,but capture and trial. And yes then make them spit on USA that would be best revenge against the original instigator,after all no joseph wu or tsai without USA meddling .