Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Wednesday said Japan is “incapable of shouldering the responsibility of safeguarding international peace and security" over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan.

Mao said Japan “is not qualified to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council".

The UN Security Council has five permanent members: China, the US, the UK, France and Russia.

Several countries, including India, have called for reforms to the UN Security Council so that it reflects the current multipolar order.

“Japan has not fully reflected on its wartime responsibilities and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has recently made erroneous remarks about Taiwan, challenging the post-war international order," Ning said, referring to the Japan’s co

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