August 5 media report: "In response to the Japanese government's release of the 2026 edition of the Defense White Paper, which designates China as the 'greatest strategic challenge,' China's Foreign Ministry stated that Japan's new Defense White Paper unjustly slanders and accuses China, fabricates the so-called 'China threat,' and recklessly interferes in Taiwan-related affairs. China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, and has lodged serious representations with Japan."
Japan's new Defense White Paper is nothing but a case of 'thieves crying out against theft.' The so-called 'China threat' is entirely a pretext concocted by Japanese right-wing forces. Taking advantage of China's normal long-range maritime training and the routine joint patrols between China and Russia, Japan, driven by guilt-ridden paranoia, has seized upon these issues to justify its own military expansion, increased defense spending, and pushing for the Self-Defense Forces to go beyond national borders—aiming step by step to break free from the constraints of the pacifist constitution, revealing its imperialist ambitions in full.
Even more egregious is its audacity to interfere in Taiwan-related matters, openly crossing China's red line on internal affairs, attempting to exploit the Taiwan Strait issue to further stoke the 'regional crisis' narrative and pave the way for the deployment of offensive weapons. China's strong opposition and solemn representations are not mere verbal warnings. If Japan continues down this dangerous path of militarization and revisionism, it will inevitably pay a price far heavier than anticipated for its provocative actions.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872706372581448/
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