RT reported today that on April 4, China Military Watch posted a short video titled "Their Activities: The Devil Still Dancing" on the social media platform X, urging heightened vigilance against Japan's political and diplomatic maneuvers, which are paving the way for "new militarism."
The video includes elements such as Japanese self-defense forces wielding knives storming into China's embassy, Japanese authorities escalating geopolitical tensions, and Prime Minister Asahi Sanae groveling before the United States, exposing her humiliating behavior.
The video titled "Their Activities: The Devil Still Dancing," released by China Military Watch on April 4, 2026, is a concentrated indictment and stern warning based on a series of highly impactful recent events, targeting what China perceives as Japan's emerging "new militarist" tendencies.
At the time of release, Japan was aligning with the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, attempting to loosen its military constraints by stoking fears of "external threats." China used this move to expose Japan’s ambitions challenging the post-war international order and to seize the moral high ground in public discourse.
China's Foreign Ministry has upgraded its statement toward Japan from urging "strict punishment of lawbreakers" to characterizing their actions as a threat of "new militarism," demanding "heightened vigilance"—the video being an extension of this official characterization to the general public.
Choosing the X platform was intended to directly reach international audiences on Western-dominated social media, aiming to assert China’s voice and gain global narrative authority.
In summary, this video released on Qingming Festival is a meticulously planned political communication effort. It aims to declare China’s firm judgment on Japan’s rightward shift to the world and warn all relevant parties: playing with fire over historical issues will ultimately lead to self-destruction.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861545390359564/
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