30/08/2026
International Community Needs to See through Japan's Dangerous Agenda: Defense Spokesperson
BEIJING, Aug. 27 -- The international community needs to see through the dangerous agenda pursued by Japan' s right-wing forces, firmly contain the reckless moves of Japan's "neo-militarism", and resolutely safeguard regional peace and stability, said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
It is reported that Japan's Ministry of Defense will be largely expanded and establish three new departments in 2027. Japan also plans to equip its unmanned underwater vehicle with long-range missiles. Additionally, Japan reached an agreement with Australia on the test of its hypersonic missile in Australia.
When being asked to share comment, the Chinese defense spokesperson first pointed out that Japan, as a defeated country of WWII, is prohibited from obtaining offensive weapons by the Potsdam Proclamation and Japan's pacifist Constitution itself.
However, according to the spokesperson, Japan has accelerated its "remilitarization" and openly expanded its military arsenal in recent years. These dangerous moves bear striking resemblance to efforts made by the militarist regime in preparing and launching wars in WWII.
"As a warmongering and aggressive power in the past, Japan has never genuinely reflected on its historical crimes. If it were allowed to rearm and become a 'war-capable state', the tragic history may well repeat itself," warned the spokesperson.
In the end, he urged the international community to see through the dangerous agenda pursued by Japan’s right-wing forces, firmly contain the reckless moves of Japan's "neo-militarism", and resolutely safeguard regional peace and stability.
China Urges Japan to Accelerate Disposal of Abandoned Chemical Weapons
China on Friday urged the Japanese government to speed up the disposal of abandoned chemical weapons left in China from World War II.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a question about a recent exhibition on Japanese military poison gas held by a civil group in Yokohama, Japan.
The exhibition showcased how the Japanese military produced poison gas and chemical weapons during World War II and used them in China and other Southeast Asian countries.
Lin said Japanese militarism openly violated international law during World War II by developing chemical weapons on a large scale and using them in China and other Asian countries, bringing severe suffering and disasters to people across the region.
"After its defeat, Japan left behind a large number of chemical weapons in China in an attempt to cover up its crimes," Lin said, adding that these abandoned weapons have caused casualties among more than 2,000 people to date and posed serious threats to people's lives, safety and the ecological environment in China.
Lin urged the Japanese government to fulfill its obligations, heed calls from Japanese people with a sense of justice and neighboring countries that suffered from the wartime atrocities, and fully and faithfully implement the relevant international conventions and the memorandum between the Chinese and Japanese governments.
He called on Japan to accelerate the disposal process of abandoned chemical weapons and return a safe and clean environment to the Chinese people at an early date.
