BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Friday urged vigilance against the dangers posed by Japan's neo-militarism.
Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the call at a press briefing in response to a query about the record-high budget to be submitted by Japan's Defense Ministry for fiscal year 2027.
It was also cited in the query that Saturday, Aug. 15, will mark 81 years since Japan announced its unconditional surrender.
Chen noted that before the surrender, Japanese militarists had plunged the entire Asia into an abyss of bloodshed and disaster. Yet after its defeat, Japan has long condoned its right-wing forces whitewashing and denying crimes of aggression, sought every possible means to break free from the pacifist Constitution and exclusively defense-oriented principle, and attempted to challenge the post-war international order, failing to truly draw lessons from history.
Recently, under the pretext of addressing so-called external threats, the Japanese side has substantially increased its defense budget, rigorously developed offensive capabilities, and aggressively expanded its military industry, according to the spokesperson.
"Japan's neo-militarism has laid bare its true ambition, and we must stay vigilant against the dangers posed by it," Chen said.
"We urge the Japanese side to earnestly reflect on itself, recognize and atone for its crimes, adhere to the post-war international order, and stop its dangerous acts of remilitarization. Any return to the wrong path will bring a more crushing defeat and a more complete reckoning," the spokesperson said. ■
