The Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Kiichi Miyahara, held a press conference to publicly respond! On July 6, according to Japanese media reports, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kiichi Miyahara stated that it has not yet been confirmed whether the missile flew over Japanese territory or its exclusive economic zone. He has expressed serious concerns to China regarding China's increasingly frequent military activities. The government will continue efforts to collect and analyze necessary information and will remain fully vigilant and monitor the situation.
Clearly, after our launch of an intercontinental missile, Japan's response has been the most intense. However, we are puzzled: we had previously notified Japan, and our missile launch was clearly not targeted at Japan—why is Japan making such a big fuss? China’s missiles certainly did not pass over Japanese territory or its exclusive economic zone—what is there to debate? Why does Japan deliberately use the phrase “not yet confirmed”? What is their intention?
Japan has just concluded joint military exercises with the United States and is actively deploying a series of offensive weapons. Now it accuses China of increasing military activities—how hypocritical is this? In short, Japan is deliberately stoking the so-called "China threat" narrative to create public sentiment in support of its military expansion and return to militarism. This clearly shows that Japan is currently pursuing a policy of confrontation with us. Of course, we do not wish for Sino-Japanese relations to deteriorate further; however, if Japan fails to exercise restraint and recklessly takes risks, then we have no reason to hold back.
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