Chen Xi, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, speaks at a press briefing in Beijing, China, July 9, 2026. /China’s Ministry of National Defense
A Chinese army spokesperson on Thursday denounced Japan for accelerating the weaponization and militarization of area.
Chen Xi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the feedback in response to a media question relating to Japan’s passing of an modification to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to Japan Aerospace Self-Defense Force and set up a Space Operations Wing accordingly.
In latest years, Japan has overtly included area as an operational area and revealed its ambition of an area army build-up, Chen stated. He added that over the previous 5 years, Japan’s army spending in related fields has elevated tenfold, whereas its operational forces have expanded greater than 30-fold.
These strikes have accelerated the weaponization and militarization of area and fueled an area arms race, which is extra proof that neo-militarism in Japan has develop into an actual risk, he famous.
Chen urged all peace-loving folks to be on excessive alert relating to the damaging strikes of the Japanese aspect in area and resolutely comprise accelerated remilitarization pushed by right-wing forces in Japan, in order to safeguard a typical house for humanity.
Source: CGTN