Ex-PM Aso calls Taiwan important 'country' for Japan

Because you know what ..... TAIWAN IS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY! Who cares what the UN voted on when Nixon was still President. Who cares what the corrupt IOC said 40 years ago. Who cares what the delusional bullies in Beijing say. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck! Time for countries to face reality and recognise Taiwan for what it is - an independent self governing country. The One China policy of the early 1970's is long dead, nobody in Taiwan believes they have the right to govern the mainland anymore. All it's gonna take is a major country/leader with balls to stand up to PRC China and be the first to recognise Taiwan and the rest will follow. Time to step up to the plate Donald next January

awomdeToday  07:18 am JST

You said it, but Trump will only do what he is paid to do, including defend Taiwan.

Formerly the Republic of Formosa, woild be interesting if it turns out Aso's father's mining company had one there and if so did they employ slave labor as they did in Japan.

Aren't many countries important?

Ex-PM Aso calls Taiwan important 'country' for Japan

nobody asked him.

what does it matter to him, anyway?

and why would he interrupt his daily nap from doing nothing all day, to just make random statements?

You said it, but Trump will only do what he is paid to do, including defend Taiwan.

Did I miss something? Last I remembered Trump didn't care to help out foreign countries if I remember how vocal he has been about Ukraine. US resources, military and assets cost money and Trump is not known as The Giver especially with his only game plan being about increasing the prices on tariffs.

nobody asked him.

what does it matter to him, anyway?

and why would he interrupt his daily nap from doing nothing all day, to just make random statements?

Taiwan is an important country for everyone. We can see the tears shed and silent screaming coming from the people of Hong Kong. The people of Taiwan don't want that same fate and they don't deserve it either

One of the few areas I agree with Aso on.

China, which considers the self-ruled democratic island part of its territory

...with absolutely no justification for doing so.

As Taiwan's democratically-elected government has stated many times: "Taiwan is already a sovereign, independent country called the Republic of China," and "The Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to one another."

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/08/16/2003804803

awomdeToday 07:18 am JST

Because you know what ..... TAIWAN IS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY! Who cares what the UN voted on when Nixon was still President.

Indeed, and Resolution 2758 is misused by the CCP and its baying hordes to claim falsely that it meant that the UN recognizes Taiwan as part of the PRC. It does not. The vote only determined who would represent "China" at the UN; Taiwan wasn't even mentioned.

It's a very important point, and one that is constantly abused by the CCP, so everyone must be fully aware of this abuse.

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2024/04/23/2003816809

Don't know if Aso did it intentonally, but all nations should start refering to Taiwan as "A Country". It's time we started fighting back against the CCP preparing for an invasion of Taiwan and expecting to get away with the "reunification" excuse.

He's right. Get over it, West Taiwan.

It's past time to put the old colonialist cement magnate (with factories in Taiwan during the occupation era) out to pasture. I hear Kyushu is nice this time of year.

So there is no retirement age for this guy.

said Taiwan is a "country close to Japan,"

If China gets their knickers in a knot for a statement so obvious and simple then they will once again be showing us that they are not fit to be taken seriously.

Any opposition party that tries to get some cheap leverage over the ‘not so popular’ Aso san, the same for you guys too. Absolute no story, should be anyway.

Taiwan is only important to US, Japan and China due to the semiconductor fabs and their technology there.

If that country would be something like Madagascar or Tasmania, nobody, including China would not care of it at all.

Human hipocrisy is something fabulous.

Let the CCP have a fit over this. Taiwan IS an important nation for Japan, the region and the entire democratic world.

Free Taiwan have their own passports- far, far stronger than the PRC - own currency, military, foreign policy and outlook. They are freedom-loving, the complete opposite of the PRC.

If that country would be something like Madagascar or Tasmania, nobody, including China would not care of it at all.

Firstly- Tasmania is an Australian State, NOT a nation. It is the equivalent of Hokkaido is to Japan.

Secondly - Taiwan is an important, progressive democracy in Asia. It matters, of course people care about it.

I doubt very much that Aso is thinking about the welfare of the citizens of Taiwan.

More like how semi-conductor and chip manufacturers setting up business here can line his capacious pockets.

However,I do agree with his opinion.

Taiwan is a country.... and a lot of people (countries) also think the same, but probably do not risk to say it outloud.

I doubt this comment is a "slip" from Aso, most probably it was a very counsious statement.

He may be a hard headed old man with interest not necesary aimed to the people of Taiwan, but he is right.