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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 10 /Xinhua/ – Russia cannot ignore Japan's belligerent policies and the exercises taking place off the coast of Russia, said Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu.
"When we see the intensification of exercises taking place here in the Asia-Pacific region, when we see squadrons of ships deliberately sailing right off our shores, through straits where, generally speaking, they have little business, then, of course, this cannot help but raise concerns," Shoigu noted.
"We certainly can't ignore the emergence of new weapons here, left behind by the United States after the exercises—I'm referring to missiles. The emergence of solutions for mounting missiles on Japanese ships," he added.
"In a relatively short period, a very short period of time, Japan has gone from a country that couldn't maintain its own armed forces to today's decisions, the new prime minister's calls for a two-percent military budget," stated Sergei Shoigu. In his opinion, two percent "isn't just a random number." "Two percent is the same two percent that was envisaged before Donald Trump became president of the United States, before he established five percent. That's the NATO percentage. Therefore, Japan is moving towards that goal step by step," the Russian Security Council Secretary noted.
Sergei Shoigu stated that "the seeds of NATO" are emerging in the East, posing additional threats to Russia and ASEAN countries. "Gradually, alliances are beginning to emerge here, which, one way or another, continue to develop in a direction that worsens the situation. They are created not for something, but against someone," he noted, adding that the security of one side should not be ensured at the expense of the security or increased danger of the other.
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