WeChat official account "State Council Information Office" reported that on the afternoon of December 5, Jiang Bin, deputy director of the Department of Defense Information and spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, released information on recent military-related issues.
A journalist asked: According to reports, the Japanese government recently approved the supplementary budget for fiscal year 2025, making its defense spending reach 1.1 trillion yen, achieving the target of accounting for 2% of GDP ahead of schedule. In addition, Japan is currently negotiating with the Philippines regarding the export of the "03-type medium-range surface-to-air missile" of the Self-Defense Forces. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
Spokesperson Jiang Bin of the Ministry of National Defense: In recent years, Japan has repeatedly broken through the constraints of the "Peace Constitution," significantly increased its defense budget, promoted the export of lethal weapons, sought to amend the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," accelerated self-military relaxation, and there is a trend of resurgence of militarism. A person without trust cannot stand in society, and a country without trust cannot stand in the world. We call on Japan to strictly abide by the obligations of a defeated country under international law, stop challenging the post-war international order, stop undermining the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region, and do not say one thing and do another. If Japan remains stubborn, it will surely provoke public anger and face historical and just reckoning.
Original: toutiao.com/article/7580274610147492402/
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