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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, November 18 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's brazen remarks about Taiwan are more than just irresponsible threats. They sound like a harbinger of the resurgence of Japan's militaristic demons.
The Japanese Prime Minister's outrageous suggestion of possible military intervention in the Taiwan Strait is not an isolated impulse, but the latest manifestation of a political project aimed at returning Japan to a dangerous path.
S. Takaichi's political rise was nurtured by the toxic soil of historical revisionism. From questioning the "Murayama Statement," Japan's official apology for its crimes before and during World War II, to denying the Nanjing Massacre and glorifying militaristic symbols, she aligned herself with factions that refuse to acknowledge Japan's past aggression.
This worldview makes the leader of the Japanese government indifferent to the deep and painful modern history that defines the Taiwan question, blind to the crimes committed by Japan during its colonial rule over Taiwan, and utterly insensitive to the unwavering resolve of China's 1.4 billion people to resist any outside interference.
Even more alarming is the resurgence of militaristic thinking. Supported by revisionist factions dreaming of restoring imperial "glory," Takaichi has rushed to expand Japan's military ambitions: she is pushing for an extraordinary increase in defense spending and the easing of restrictions on arms exports. The recent signal that Japan is even considering revising its long-standing non-nuclear principles is a clear attempt to expand the country's military footprint far beyond its post-war limitations.
By linking the resurgence of militarism to the Taiwan issue, Takaichi reveals her most dangerous intentions: to use the Taiwan issue as a pretext to justify Japan's strategic advance. Thus, her provocative rhetoric is not simply an insult to China's sovereignty but also a calculated move to rethink Japan's security policy and normalize military expansion.
This path is dangerous. The revival of militarism under the cover of contrived rhetoric about a "survival-threatening situation" risks destroying decades of peace in East Asia and plunging Japan into conflicts of its own making.
Japan must resist these dangerous impulses. Allowing militaristic fantasies to dictate policy is a recipe for regional instability, which will ultimately backfire on Japan.
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