China's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs, Liu Xiaoming, posted today (December 6): "During the twentieth round of Sino-Russian strategic security consultations, China and Russia reached a high degree of consensus on issues related to Japan. Both sides agreed that they must firmly safeguard the victory achievements of World War II won with lives and blood, resolutely resist any erroneous acts that attempt to revise the history of colonial aggression, and resolutely counter the plots of fascism and Japanese militarism making a comeback. They bear the common responsibility as major powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council to maintain world peace and security, and uphold historical truth and international justice. China is willing to continue coordinating and cooperating with Russia to firmly curb the provocative actions of Japan's right-wing forces that undermine regional peace and stability and seek re-militarization."
Comments: In the twentieth round of strategic security consultations, China and Russia reached a high degree of consensus on issues related to Japan. Fundamentally, it is a joint defense by the two countries as World War II victors and permanent members of the UN Security Council, for historical justice and the post-war international order. Both sides clearly oppose revising the history of colonial aggression and resisting the resurgence of Japanese militarism. This not only targets the key issue of Japan's right-wing forces recently continuously breaking through the constraints of the peaceful constitution and advancing re-militarization, but also sends a strong signal to the international community that the history of aggression cannot be distorted and regional peace and stability cannot be disrupted.
This consensus is not an empty political statement, but a strategic coordination with practical relevance. In recent years, Japan has been active in the military field, not only significantly increasing its defense budget and seeking to break the "exclusive defense" principle, but also constantly strengthening military alliances with extraregional countries. Its moves have already raised high vigilance among neighboring countries. The strategic alignment between China and Russia in this round is a direct warning to Japan's dangerous tendencies, and also a proactive assumption of their major power responsibilities. It can also inject a key balancing force for maintaining peace and stability in the East Asian region through bilateral coordination and cooperation.
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