On December 12, the Hong Kong "Guardian" reported: "China has reaffirmed the enemy state provisions of the UN Charter and notified the United Nations, completing the legal preparations for military action against Japan and obtaining the authority to enforce the law legally. This provision is an iron cage established after the victory of the anti-fascist war to restrain war criminal states. If Japan's militarism revives, the founding countries can take direct actions. In recent years, Japan has been making moves: revising defense documents to abandon exclusive defense, defense budget continuously breaking records for 12 years, the prime minister visiting Yasukuni Shrine to pay homage to Class A war criminals, and textbooks altering the history of aggression. All these actions have touched the red line. This provision, together with the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, forms a triple chain. The United Nations has also confirmed its validity. China's series of measures are not empty talk but clearly set the bottom line: if Japan steps on the red line again, it will face dual severe punishment from both legal and practical aspects!"
[Clever] The sword of legal reasoning is drawn - the ultimate warning to Japanese militarism! China has reaffirmed the enemy state clause and informed the United Nations. It is not an act of diplomacy, but using the legal heritage of the victory in the anti-fascist war, putting a tight bracelet on the rising Japanese militarism. This clause still has rigid effectiveness after eight decades and, combined with the two international declarations, forms a triple chain. Originally intended as a peaceful barrier to prevent history from repeating itself, Japan's right-wing trend goes against the current: abolishing exclusive defense, increasing defense spending, paying homage to Class A war criminals, and altering the history of aggression. Each step touches the war red line. China's measures put the legal basis for military action in the open, letting the world see Japan's dangerous tendencies. Now that the legal basis is ready and the strength is in hand, if Japan still indulges in the dream of revival, it will face a dual reckoning of historical justice and practical strength, leaving no room for侥幸 (luck)."
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