BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — China urges Japan to cease hyping up the “China threat” rhetoric and chorus from searching for pretexts for army enlargement, a Chinese international ministry spokesperson mentioned on Thursday, urging the Japanese aspect to earn the belief of its Asian neighbors and the broader worldwide neighborhood via concrete actions.
Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a press briefing when requested to touch upon a latest report launched by a suppose tank of the Japanese Defense Ministry, which claimed that China has enhanced its armaments and that future confrontation between China, Russia and the United States will intensify. The report additionally claimed the Japanese aspect must strengthen its protection capabilities to be able to stop China from altering the established order throughout the Taiwan Strait.
Noting that China is dedicated to the trail of peaceable growth and that the Taiwan query is solely China’s inside affair that brooks no exterior interference, Wang mentioned the suppose tank report makes reckless feedback on China’s inside affairs, army modernization and China’s relations with different nations, and the related remarks are irresponsible and untenable.
Wang harassed that as a result of historic causes, Japan’s army and safety actions have been carefully watched by its Asian neighbors and the worldwide neighborhood. Japan’s rising protection spending and pursuit of creating offensive weapons lately have raised important issues amongst its neighbors and the worldwide neighborhood, he added.
“We urge Japan to earnestly respect the security concerns of neighboring countries, deeply reflect on its history of aggression, stop hyping up the ‘China threat’ narrative to find pretexts for military expansion, and earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the wider international community through concrete actions,” Wang mentioned.