China has firmly opposed Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, citing Japan’s recent comments on Taiwan as evidence of its disqualification. During the UN General Assembly’s annual debate on Security Council reform, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the UN, stated that Japan is ‘totally unqualified’ for such a position. Fu highlighted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ‘brazen and provocative’ remarks on Taiwan, where she suggested that a ‘Taiwan contingency’ could threaten Japan’s survival and hinted at potential military intervention in the Taiwan Strait under the guise of collective self-defense. Fu condemned these statements as a severe violation of the one-China principle and a gross interference in China’s internal affairs. He warned that Japan’s actions undermine the postwar international order and its commitment to peaceful development. Fu questioned Japan’s intentions, asking whether it seeks to revive militarism and whether it can be trusted to uphold international peace and justice. He urged Japan to cease its interference in China’s affairs and retract its provocative statements. Fu also emphasized that any military intervention by Japan in the Taiwan Strait would be met with a firm response from China, including the exercise of its right to self-defense under international law. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) also voiced opposition to Japan’s bid, citing Japan’s failure to address its past crimes and its ongoing efforts to revise its Peace Constitution. The DPRK’s representative, Kim Song, argued that allowing Japan a permanent seat would insult the UN Charter and international justice. Japan, which has served 12 times as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, has long sought a permanent seat, but its recent actions have drawn significant criticism from key UN members.