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BackLe Japon demande à la Chine de «respecter» la première ministre Sanae Takaichi
Le Japon demande à la Chine de «respecter» la première ministre Sanae Takaichi
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Le Japon demande à la Chine de «respecter» la première ministre Sanae Takaichi

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  • Le Japon a demandé à la Chine de respecter le protocole international après qu'un porte-parole chinois ait désigné la Première ministre japonaise Sanae Takaichi uniquement par son nom, sans titre, lors d'une conférence de presse le 30 septembre.
  • Cet incident survient dans un contexte de tensions diplomatiques liées aux discussions japonaises sur l'armement nucléaire et la question de Taïwan.

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Why It Matters

Les relations entre le Japon et la Chine sont tendues depuis que Sanae Takaichi a suggéré l'an dernier que le Japon pourrait intervenir en cas d'attaque contre Taïwan, que la Chine revendique comme partie de son territoire.

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Le Japon a demandé à la Chine de faire preuve de «respect approprié» après qu'un porte-parole chinois a mentionné la première ministre, Sanae Takaichi, en utilisant uniquement son nom, sans préciser sa fonction. «Même lorsqu'il existe des positions divergentes, je pense que, en vertu du protocole international, il va de soi qu'il faut témoigner un respect approprié au dirigeant d'un autre pays», a déclaré mercredi le porte-parole du ministère japonais des affaires étrangères, Toshihiro Kitamura.

Le 30 septembre, un porte-parole du ministère chinois des Affaires étrangères, Guo Jiakun, a désigné la dirigeante japonaise uniquement sous le nom de «Sanae Takaichi» lors d'une conférence de presse en omettant de préciser son titre comme il est d'usage. Guo évoquait les discussions menées au Japon sur la possession d'armes nucléaires et de sous-marins nucléaires.

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Les relations diplomatiques entre les deux géants économiques asiatiques sont très tendues depuis que Mme Takaichi a laissé entendre l'an dernier que Tokyo pourrait intervenir en cas d'attaque contre Taïwan, île que Pékin revendique comme faisant partie de son territoire.

Plusieurs parlementaires japonais se sont rendus en Chine ces dernières semaines pour tenter d'apaiser les tensions diplomatiques. Lundi, dans un discours de politique générale, Mme Takaichi a qualifié Pékin de «voisin important» et s'est engagée à construire une relation stable entre les deux pays.

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  • Le Japon continuera de chercher un dialogue diplomatique avec la Chine malgré cet incident

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  • La Chine présentera-t-elle des excuses officielles pour l'omission du titre de la Première ministre japonaise ?
  • Cet incident affectera-t-il les efforts récents de parlementaires japonais pour apaiser les tensions avec la Chine ?
  • Le Japon poursuivra-t-il ses discussions sur l'acquisition d'armes nucléaires malgré les tensions régionales ?

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