Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Japan to reflect on and correct its mistakes as soon as possible, rather than "stubbornly clinging to the wrong path".

Wang made the remarks in a media interview after concluding his visit to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, according to Xinhua News Agency.

The dispute between China and Japan was triggered by comments by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this month. She said the Chinese mainland's "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait.

Wang said if Japan persists in its own way and keeps making the same mistakes, all countries and people who advocate justice have the right to re-examine Japan's historical crimes and have the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.

The foreign minister added that it is shocking for a sitting Japanese leader to openly send a wrong signal of attempting to intervene militarily in the Taiwan question, saying what should not be said and crossing a red line that must not be touched.

He said China must resolutely hit back, not only to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity but also to defend the hard-won post-war achievements and to uphold international justice and human conscience.

Wang also said Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan have openly emphasised that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. They oppose any form of "Taiwan independence" and firmly support all efforts by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification.