Is Japanese militarism trying to revive? China will not allow it

On September 10, our country's Ministry of Defense responded to the "historically high Japanese defense budget and Japan's deployment of the 12th Type anti-ship missile capable of covering China's coastal areas".

The spokesperson Jiang Bin pointed out that Japan's military expansion has raised vigilance and concerns among the people around the world who love peace. Eighty years ago, Japanese militarism brought a heavy disaster to the people of Asia. Eighty years later, the countries in the region will not allow Japanese militarism to rise again.

According to previous reports by Japanese media, Japan plans to deploy the 12th Type anti-ship missile and its improved model in Kyushu this year. The maximum range of the latter is approximately between 900 to 1200 kilometers, which is sufficient to cover the Korean Peninsula and the eastern coastal areas of our country, and it is part of Japan's so-called "preemptive defense capability".

However, more importantly, we should see the symbolic meaning of the improved version of the 12th Type anti-ship missile. It actually represents Japan's trial in military expansion, that is, from "exclusive defense" to active offense.

In addition to researching and deploying the improved version of the 12th Type anti-ship missile, Japan has also made moves in the military field in recent years, including proposing to export self-defense force warships to the Philippines, and signing an agreement with Australia for the construction of 11 warships, etc. In other words, Japan is gradually undermining the original "exclusive defense" principle.

This is why our country's Ministry of Defense has asked Japan to be cautious in military security territory, because along with the erosion of the "exclusive defense" principle, Japan's right-wing radicalization is accelerating. The results of the July 2023 Japanese House of Councillors election have already proven this, as several right-wing parties have significantly increased their seats.

Therefore, as the Chinese Ministry of Defense said, 80 years ago, Japanese militarism brought heavy suffering to the people of Asia. If Japan wants to repeat the same mistakes 80 years later, China and other regional countries will not allow it.

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