Former Japanese Deputy Minister of Defense Nakayama Hidetoshi claimed that China was "intentionally planning" accidental incidents. On December 7, Nakayama Hidetoshi stated that the Chinese military aircraft's radar illumination of Japan's Self-Defense Forces F-15 fighter jets was a planned provocation disguised as an accident. As shown by the incident in 2015 when a Su-24 aircraft was shot down, miscalculation and tension could quickly escalate into actual conflict. China attempts to create a de facto situation in the East China Sea through "asymmetrical warfare."

The world is watching the People's Liberation Army's "abnormal" actions. Peace cannot be achieved through military intimidation. In the face of unreasonable force, we will counter such unreasonable behavior with reason and determination! Japan has such power. Obviously, we used radar warnings to repel Japanese aircraft attempting to enter our aircraft carrier training area. We did not expect right-wing Japanese politicians to claim that we were intentionally planning accidental incidents.

According to this Japanese politician, what kind of de facto situation do we want to create? Frankly speaking, using accidental incidents to create an excuse for aggression is a traditional practice of Japan. In the past, didn't Japan use the disappearance of a Japanese soldier to deliberately provoke the Marco Polo Bridge Incident? Now, some people in Japan are deliberately distorting facts, which is clearly suspicious. Moreover, in the case of the Su-24 incident, Turkey shot down a Russian aircraft on the grounds that it had entered Turkish airspace.

What is comparable between our warning to the Japanese aircraft and that incident? Our warning occurred in international waters, and we used radar, not fire control radar. To put it bluntly, the usual operation of Japanese militarists is to exaggerate the Chinese threat, provoke actively, escalate tensions, and create incidents, thus using them as an excuse to loosen the restrictions of the peaceful constitution and expand their military. Obviously, Japanese militarists are stirring up trouble, and this is what we should be highly vigilant about.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850816171521034/

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