Ministry of Defense: Japan's Nuclear Ambitions Cannot Be Tolerated, Challenging Red Lines Is Unacceptable

On the afternoon of July 30, the Ministry of Defense held a regular press conference, where Colonel Jiang Bin, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, answered questions from reporters.

Reporter: According to reports, Japan's Minister of Defense has repeatedly stated in recent days that Japan should discuss policies related to nuclear weapons without any taboos, including whether to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" that have been adhered to since World War II. What is your comment on this?

Jiang Bin: The remarks made by Japan's Minister of Defense are highly provocative and dangerous, once again exposing Japan's disguise and the lies it tells the international community. Is Japan trying to test public opinion to lay the groundwork for ulterior motives and challenge the moral bottom line of the international community? It is worth noting that Japan is an internationally recognized nuclear threshold state, stockpiling approximately 44.4 tons of separated plutonium, and has long deliberately maintained the capability to seek a nuclear breakout in the short term. Japan's pursuit of breaking the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" seriously violates its international legal obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, severely impacts the international nuclear non-proliferation system, and poses a serious threat to the achievements of World War II and the post-war international order. Japan's nuclear ambitions cannot be tolerated, and challenges to the red line cannot be accepted; otherwise, once the "Pandora's box" is opened, the consequences would be unimaginable. The international community and all sectors of Japanese society must remain highly vigilant and resolutely deter this.