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In first U.N. speech, Takaichi calls for removal of Japan’s wartime ‘enemy state’ label

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  • Beijing has latched on to the clause in its row with Tokyo, insisting it remains legally binding and serves as safeguard of the postwar order.S1
  • China has used language in the United Nations charter to attack Japan as part of a broad pressure campaign that Tokyo wants Washington to help bring to an end.S2
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In first U.N. speech, Takaichi calls for removal of Japan’s wartime ‘enemy state’ label

Beijing has latched on to the clause in its row with Tokyo, insisting it remains legally binding and serves as safeguard of the postwar order.

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Japan’s Leader Calls on U.N. to Drop ‘Enemy State’ Label

China has used language in the United Nations charter to attack Japan as part of a broad pressure campaign that Tokyo wants Washington to help bring to an end.

In first U.N. speech, Takaichi calls for removal of Japan’s wartime ‘enemy state’ label

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What to know

  • Beijing has latched on to the clause in its row with Tokyo, insisting it remains legally binding and serves as safeguard of the postwar order.S1
  • China has used language in the United Nations charter to attack Japan as part of a broad pressure campaign that Tokyo wants Washington to help bring to an end.S2
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S1 Japantimes 1 report · EN
S2 ContentLead 1 report · EN