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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, January 6 (Xinhua) — Japan's intention to revise three of its national security documents reflects the country's dangerous moves to accelerate its remilitarization process, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday, calling on the international community to exercise heightened vigilance in this regard.
Mao Ning made the statement in response to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent announcement that Japan would hold discussions to revise three national security documents by the end of this year.
At a regular briefing for journalists, Mao Ning noted that, according to Japanese media reports, the main adjustments planned for these three documents include increasing defense spending, revising the “three non-nuclear principles,” lifting restrictions on arms exports, and the comprehensive development of military offensive potential.
"This reflects a dangerous trend of Japan's accelerated remilitarization, which will inevitably undermine peace and stability in the region. The international community must exercise heightened vigilance in this regard," the Chinese diplomat stated.
As Mao Ning emphasized, in order to prevent the revival of Japanese militarism, a number of documents with international legal force, including the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations, clearly demand the complete disarmament of Japan and prohibit it from maintaining industries that would allow it to rearm for war.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson added that Japan's Constitution also strictly limits the country's armed forces, its right to wage war, and its right to declare war.
However, in recent years, Mao Ning continued, right-wing forces in Japan have been rapidly building up their military power, gradually going beyond the restrictive framework of international rules and post-war norms, such as the principle of a “purely defensive policy,” thereby challenging the post-war international order.
“They are accustomed to pretending and fabricating false narratives, constantly distracting attention, provoking neighboring countries, creating incidents, escalating tensions, and creating the illusion that they are under ‘threat’ and have ‘nowhere to retreat,’” the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
In fact, Mao Ning emphasized, they use the terms “survival” and “defense” as a pretext to bind their own people to the military machine and realize their secret ambitions.
"What is the difference between their tricks and the actions of Japanese militarists in the last century?" asked the Chinese diplomat.
“The bitter lessons of history tell us that the Japanese rightist forces’ attempt at remilitarization poses a threat to peace and tranquility in the region and the entire world,” Mao Ning said, adding that China and all peace-loving countries and peoples of the world should under no circumstances allow the Japanese rightist forces to turn back the wheel of history, nor should they allow the revival of militarism. –0–
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