Ministry of Defense: Japan's "Re-Militarization" Is the Real Threat to Regional Peace and Stability

On the afternoon of August 7, Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense, released a statement regarding recent military-related issues.

Reporter: According to reports, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force recently conducted live-fire tests of "Tomahawk" cruise missiles. The Japanese Defense Minister stated that in the face of the most severe and complex security environment since the war, long-range missiles will become a means of counterattack for Japan. In addition, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force has also conducted tests for new missile deployment. What is your comment on this?

Chen Xi: The Japanese side's accelerating development of offensive weapons is increasingly rampant and very dangerous, warranting high vigilance from regional countries. The facts have proven that the so-called "surrounding security threats" claimed by Japan are merely an excuse for breaking through the pacifist constitution and the "defensive-only" regulations, hastening the push for "remilitarization." The real threat to Japan's security and regional peace and stability comes precisely from Japan's domestic moves to expand its military capabilities and accelerate "remilitarization." Nightmares must not be repeated; peace needs to be safeguarded. The international community must unite and take action to jointly curb the rise of Japan's "new militarism," which poses a threat and disrupts the world.