# Poll: 57% of Japanese respondents say Tokyo should improve ties with China

https://mins.news/en/item/78372

- China News Service, 2026-09-29 09:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-09-29/detail-ihfkteqw7935861.shtml

> A nationwide Asahi Shimbun telephone poll found that 57% of Japanese respondents believe Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should do more to improve relations with China, while 35% disagreed. The report says ties remain strained after Takaichi’s erroneous remarks on China’s Taiwan last November, with scholars and some internet users questioning Japan’s diplomatic stance.

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