BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) — China once more calls for that Japan speed up the method of addressing deserted chemical weapons (ACWs) as it’s Japan’s unshakable accountability, give again to the Chinese individuals their clear homeland, and take away the most important impediment to realizing a world freed from chemical weapons, Chinese international ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned on Wednesday.
Lin made the remarks at a daily news briefing when answering a question associated to the twenty ninth anniversary of the entry into power of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which falls on Wednesday.
“Japan’s abandoned chemical weapons in China is one of the gravest crimes committed by the Japanese militarists during the war of aggression against China. To this day, the ACWs continue to pose a serious threat to the health and safety of the Chinese people and the environment in affected regions,” mentioned Lin.
Complete destruction of those weapons is Japan’s due worldwide obligation, Lin mentioned, including that China has been urging Japan to fully and totally destruct the ACWs with out additional delay in accordance with the provisions of the CWC and the MoUs between the 2 governments relating to this difficulty.
“To remove the hazardous ACWs is Japan’s unshirkable responsibility. Once again we demand that Japan earnestly take its historical and present responsibilities, fulfill its obligation under the CWC, provide clues to burial sites with nothing withheld, and invest more resources to accelerate the process, restore a safe living environment for the Chinese people and eliminate the roadblock to a world free of chemical weapons,” mentioned Lin.