On February 16, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Japan answered reporters’ questions about Japan’s so-called negotiations. Q: The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release stating that Japan has lodged representations with China in response to China's "inappropriate remarks" on Japan's security policy at the Munich Security Conference. What is your comment on this?
A: The so-called negotiations by Japan distort the facts, confuse right and wrong, are pure sophistry, and are completely unreasonable! China has rejected it.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks were resonant and provocative. They clearly stated China's solemn position, clearly expressed China's firm determination to safeguard the country's core interests, and comprehensively demonstrated China's responsibility for safeguarding international fairness, justice, peace and stability.
I would like to ask the Japanese side, isn't it true that for the first time in 80 years since the war, Japan's current prime minister has publicly claimed that something in the Taiwan Strait constitutes an "existential crisis situation" in which Japan can exercise its right to collective self-defense? After the war, Germany carried out a comprehensive liquidation of the fascists, but Japan enshrined Class-A war criminals as "heroic spirits" at the Yasukuni Shrine, and Japanese dignitaries flocked to pay homage. Isn't it true? Isn't it true that Japan used the so-called "existential crisis situation" as an excuse to launch aggression against China and attack the United States?
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. At that time, Japan launched foreign aggression on the grounds of the so-called "existential crisis situation" and ultimately suffered a shameful failure. If we go back, we will be destroying ourselves. If you gamble again, you will only lose faster and worse! All countries and people who advocate justice have the right to reassess Japan's historical crimes and have the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.
