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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, November 21 (Xinhua) — If Japan tries to return to its old militaristic path, break its promise of peaceful development, and undermine the post-war international order, it will ultimately end in failure, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on Friday.
According to media reports, Japan exported domestically produced Patriot air defense missile systems to the United States for the first time under relaxed restrictions. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) has begun discussions on revising its three security documents, including the three non-nuclear principles, which include the renunciation of nuclear weapons possession, the renunciation of nuclear weapons production, and a ban on their import into the country.
Commenting on these reports, Mao Ning noted that after victory in World War II, international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Declaration, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly stipulated Japan's obligations as a losing country, including complete demilitarization and a ban on maintaining industries that could contribute to rearmament.
Nevertheless, Japan has been steadily increasing its military power in recent years. Its defense budget has increased for the 13th consecutive year. Furthermore, the country has passed a new security bill lifting the ban on collective self-defense, Mao Ning stated, adding that Japan is steadily easing restrictions on arms exports and has even begun exporting weapons of mass destruction.
While declaring its desire to create a world free of nuclear weapons, Japan has attempted to revise the Three Principles for Nuclear Abolition, indicating its intention to strengthen rearmament.
If Japan wishes to return to its old militaristic path, break its promise of peaceful development, and undermine the post-war international order, the Chinese people and the international community will not allow it. Such attempts will ultimately end in failure, the Chinese diplomat concluded.
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