A bipartisan parliamentary federation that promotes exchanges between Japan and Taiwan has held online meetings with lawmakers from Taiwan and the United States to discuss responses to emergencies that could lead to an emergency in Taiwan, recognizing the importance of preventing escalation. shared.
The bipartisan ``Japan-China Lawmakers Roundtable'' held an online ``Strategic Dialogue'' to exchange opinions with relevant lawmakers from Taiwan and the United States, and about 50 Diet members from the ruling and opposition parties participated from the Japanese side.
Furuya, former chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's National Public Safety Commission, who serves as the chairman of the panel, said, "The situation surrounding the Taiwan Strait is actually heading toward a heightened sense of tension. We said we wouldn't give up, but we can't let that happen."
At the meeting, assuming that China, which was conducting military exercises in the airspace of Taiwan, shot down a civilian aircraft, we discussed each response and shared the recognition that it is important not to escalate the situation.
After the meeting, Furuya told reporters, "We have to conduct simulations during normal times on the premise that an emergency in Taiwan is possible. I would like to do this once a year,” he said.