BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — China expresses grave concern over recurring malicious incidents that threaten the safety of Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan, Chinese international ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned on Wednesday.
Lin made the remarks at an everyday press briefing when requested to touch upon the choice by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office to delay Kodai Murata’s detention interval for psychiatric evaluation to find out whether or not he’s criminally accountable for his actions.
Lin identified that Kodai Murata, a sitting officer of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, illegally broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan armed with a knife. Nearly three months have handed, but Japan’s investigation and dealing with of the case are nonetheless continuing slowly, he added.
“The incident again reveals multiple deep-seated issues in Japan, including the worsening right-wing impact and the suppression of objective and rational voices, the toxicity of the Japanese government’s erroneous policies on vital issues concerning China-Japan relations such as history and Taiwan, the serious lack of education on true history, the pervasive erroneous historical views, the ongoing push for a more offensive and expansionist defense policy, and failure in supervising the Self-Defense Forces and maintaining discipline inside the forces,” Lin mentioned.
“We once again urge the Japanese side to do serious soul-searching, correct its wrongdoings, conduct a thorough probe and take full responsibility for the incident,” Lin mentioned.