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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UN, January 22 /Xinhua/ — Japan completely fails to meet the requirements for permanent membership in the UN Security Council, Sun Lei, Chargé d'Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN, stated on Wednesday.
Speaking at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly devoted to intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform, he noted that Japanese militarism had not been completely overcome, and Japanese right-wing forces were pushing for remilitarization.
“A country that does not repent for its historical crimes, violates the basic norms of international relations, challenges the results of World War II and openly tramples on the post-war international order cannot bear responsibility for ensuring international peace and security, cannot win the trust of the international community and, in principle, has no right to claim permanent membership in the Security Council,” Sun Lei said.
He recalled that the UN Security Council is the core of the international collective security mechanism and carries out a particularly important mission to maintain the post-war international order and ensure international peace and security.
Eighty years ago, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East was officially established. The Tokyo Tribunal severely punished Japanese war criminals, upheld international justice, and defended human dignity. It also served as a stern warning against any attempts to revive militarism, aggression, and expansion, Sun Lei noted. "However, not only was Japanese militarism not completely eradicated, it even mutated and developed in the shadows," the Chinese diplomat added.
Right-wing Japanese political forces are actively attempting to whitewash the history of aggression, openly denying historical crimes such as the Nanjing Massacre, forced labor conscription, and "comfort women." Furthermore, Tokyo is pushing for textbook revisions in an attempt to rewrite the history of Japanese aggression. Several serving Japanese officials visited the Yasukuni Shrine, a spiritual symbol of militarism, to pay their respects to Class A war criminals, Sun Lei noted.
From Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks regarding Taiwan and her threats to use force against China to high-ranking Japanese officials' open advocacy of nuclear weapons possession, as well as persistent calls for revision of the Three National Security Documents and loud demands for amendments to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, all these actions fully expose the Japanese right-wing forces' sinister intentions to push for remilitarization and attempt to revive militarism, which poses new threats to peace and security in the region and even the world, Sun Lei said.
According to him, such a country does not at all meet the requirements for those who want to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
China, as a permanent member of the Security Council and a responsible major country, is willing to work with all peace-loving countries and peoples to resolutely safeguard the victorious outcome of World War II and the post-war international order, jointly uphold the authority and unity of the UN Security Council, and play a constructive role in maintaining international peace and security, he said.
Speaking about Security Council reform, Sun Lei stated that China supports necessary and reasonable reform aimed at strengthening the Security Council's authority and effectiveness and more adequately responding to crises and challenges. The only correct direction for reform should be to effectively increase the representation and voice of developing countries.
The historical injustices suffered by Africa must be corrected, and special measures must be taken to address Africa's aspirations as a matter of priority. The diplomat stated that five clusters of issues related to Security Council reform are fundamental and critical and must be addressed as part of a comprehensive solution.
The approach of securing seats for entire interregional groupings, rather than for individual countries, has gained broader support. At the same time, more countries are opening up to regional and rotating seats. China hopes that the current session of intergovernmental negotiations will allow for in-depth discussions on these new reform concepts, Sun Lei concluded.
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