Japan must deeply reflect on historical crimes, take real actions to break with militarism: Chinese spokesperson-Xinhua

Japan must deeply reflect on historical crimes, take real actions to break with militarism: Chinese spokesperson

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-05-19 18:03:00

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese side must deeply reflect on its historical crimes, take real actions to break with militarism and truly follow a path of peaceful development, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"Distorting history and covering up crimes cannot win tolerance and trust," spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular news briefing.