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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, December 26 (Xinhua) — Japan's new defense budget plan further exposes Japanese right-wing forces' desire to remilitarize the country and revive militarism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Friday.
The Chinese diplomat made the statement at a regular ministry press briefing when asked to comment on the Japanese government's approval of a record defense budget plan for fiscal year 2026, exceeding 9 trillion yen (about 58 billion US dollars).
“Despite international criticism of recent developments in Japan’s defense and security sector, the Japanese side has shown no desire to correct its behavior and instead intends to significantly increase its defense budget again,” Lin Jian said.
He noted that, given the countless war crimes committed by Japanese militarists, Japan's military and security actions are constantly under the close scrutiny of its Asian neighbors and the entire international community. However, as the official representative noted, since the new Japanese government came to power, the country has significantly accelerated its military buildup.
According to him, Japan is increasingly deviating from the path of peaceful development and moving in a dangerous direction, as evidenced by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous statements regarding the Chinese region of Taiwan with the threat of using force against China, statements by a senior official in Takaichi's office calling for the country to possess nuclear weapons, as well as the proposed revision of the three national security documents and the idea of adjusting Japan's three non-nuclear principles.
“China intends to work with all peace-loving countries to counter any dangerous steps aimed at reviving militarism and fostering neo-militarism, and to jointly defend the results of the Victory in World War II,” the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry concluded. –0–
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