Foreign Ministry: China is shocked by the nuclear weapons remarks of a senior official at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office

Source: Xinhua News Agency

At a regular press conference on the 22nd, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated that China is shocked by high-ranking officials at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office openly claiming that Japan should possess nuclear weapons. Such remarks are an open challenge to the post-war international order and the international non-proliferation system, a serious threat to regional and international peace and stability, and a complete betrayal of Japan's claim to pursue peaceful development. It is by no means a "personal act" that can be evaded or brushed aside. The international community must be highly vigilant and firmly oppose this.

Lin Jian pointed out that the remarks seriously violate the international legal obligations that Japan should fulfill, severely undermine the peace and stability of the international community and the Asia-Pacific region, and reveal the clear ambition of Japanese right-wing forces to seek "re-militarization." This incident once again shows that the erroneous and dangerous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato on Taiwan on November 7 were not accidental. "If Japan's domestic right-wing forces are allowed to push forward the development of powerful offensive weapons, even possessing nuclear weapons, it will once again bring disaster to the international community. The catastrophe caused by this would far exceed that of World War II."

Original: toutiao.com/article/7586600383976440361/

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