China Daily Client News, December 12, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference.
A journalist asked, Japanese Defense Minister Shigaku Sengo and U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth had a phone call, both expressed serious concerns about the "radar illumination" issue, stating that "this is an act that escalates regional tensions." What is China's response to this?
Guo Jiakun responded that we have made multiple responses on the relevant issues. The truth is very clear. Japan's self-contradictory and self-deceptive statements expose its real intention to create tension and "accuse others" for hype. We urge Japan to face the root cause of the current difficulties in Sino-Japanese relations, reflect seriously and correct mistakes, withdraw the erroneous remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato on Taiwan, and not shift the focus or create more problems.
"We hope the international community can distinguish right from wrong and not be deceived by Japan. Japan's allies especially should recognize Japan's intentions and not follow Japan's lead," Guo Jiakun emphasized.
Japans Kyodo News and Bloomberg reported that on December 12, Japanese Defense Minister Shigaku Sengo held a telephone conversation with U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth. After the meeting, Sengo claimed that he and Hegseth agreed that "Chinas actions are not conducive to regional peace and stability, and are acts that escalate regional tensions."
According to the report, the Japanese Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that both sides discussed the so-called "radar incident" that occurred on December 6, as well as the increasingly severe security situation in the region.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense wrote, "Both sides expressed deep concern about Chinas actions not contributing to regional peace and stability, and any act that escalates regional tensions is deeply worrying."
During the call, Sengo also claimed that Japan would continue to conduct vigilance and monitoring activities in the surrounding maritime and air space, and respond calmly and firmly to any unexpected situations.
The statement said that the U.S. and Japan agreed to maintain close communication and plan to hold an in-person meeting early next year. Sengo, however, stated at a press conference that "through close cooperation with Hegseth, Japan will further strengthen the deterrent power and response capability of the Japan-U.S. alliance."
Last week, the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning group conducted long-range training east of the Miyako Strait, which complies with international law and practice, and the training area was announced in advance, but it was repeatedly harassed by Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft, with multiple instances of aircraft entering the designated training zone announced by China.
Afterwards, instead of reflecting on their own behavior, the Japanese side turned the situation around, hyping up that their aircraft were illuminated by Chinese carrier-based radar when they took emergency takeoff, and even put forward the claim that "China did not answer the hotline".
In response to Japans clumsy "accusing others while being the thief" behavior, China released the on-site audio on the 9th, confirming that China had repeatedly informed nearby Japanese ships before the training, and the Japanese ships clearly replied "received".
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