BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — China at all times believes that cooperation between international locations shouldn’t goal any third occasion or hurt the pursuits of any third occasion, neither ought to such cooperation undermine regional peace and stability, a overseas ministry spokesperson mentioned right here on Friday.
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a each day press briefing when requested to touch upon a protection pact reportedly signed between Japan and the Philippines geared toward enhancing mutual help in army logistics.
Guo famous that in World War II, Japanese militarists invaded the Philippines, oppressed the Philippine folks with drive and coercion, and ruthlessly killed Chinese diplomatic and consular officers.
“That part of history must be remembered, those atrocities must be accounted for, and justice must be delivered for such crimes,” Guo added.
Guo mentioned regardless of criticism from Southeast Asian international locations and the worldwide group over newest army and safety developments in Japan, the Japanese facet has proven no inclination to fix its conduct, and as an alternative made up numerous pretexts to develop army buildup and export lethal weapons, additional revealing Japanese right-wing forces’ motive to remilitarize Japan and return to the trail of army growth.
“All peace-loving countries and people must firmly reject a revival of militarism and remilitarization in Japan and keep the region peaceful and stable,” he added.