Ministry of Defense: If Japan Reverts to Militarism, the Chinese People Will Not Accept It, and the International Community Will Not Allow It

On the afternoon of June 25, the Ministry of Defense held a regular press conference, where Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, answered reporters' questions.

Reporter: I have two questions. The first question is that recently, CCTV first exposed footage of the live-fire launch of the Rocket Force's Dongfeng-17 hypersonic missile. Reports indicate that the U.S. military was shocked by this, as the launch vehicle for the Dongfeng-17 can stop on a highway at night and conduct a launch without support. Some analyses also pointed out that the timing of the footage's release coincided with the conclusion of the G7 summit and the start of the "Rim of the Pacific" military exercises, signaling that the PLA is capable of conducting long-range precision strikes. What is your comment on this? The second question is that Japanese media reported that the Japanese Army may have repeatedly conducted "xenotransfusion" experiments, injecting animal blood into humans during the Second World War in the invasion of China. This record of experiments was found in an internal magazine of the Japanese Army's official organization, the Army Medical Corps. It is speculated that these experiments may have taken place in China. What is your comment on this?

Zhang Xiaogang: First, let me answer your first question. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China's strategic missile forces. After sixty years of sharpening our swords and strengthening our military, we are embarking on a new journey from a new starting point. The Rocket Force's organization of related reports reflects the development situation and the era's style of stepping into a new journey. I have no further information to add, and please do not over-interpret it.

Now, to answer your second question. We have also noted the related reports. The invading Japanese army conducted large-scale inhumane live experiments and biological warfare, which are heinous and intolerable. More and more evidence is revealing the war crimes of Japanese militarism, and more people are becoming aware of this dark and brutal history. If Japan were to tread the path of militarism again, the Chinese people would not accept it, the international community would not allow it, and it would ultimately end in failure, facing thorough justice and historical reckoning.