BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — China on Wednesday urged Japan to replicate deeply on its historical past of aggression and cling to peaceable growth.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a every day news briefing in response to current remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concerning constitutional revision to explicitly acknowledge the nation’s Self-Defense Forces.
“During World War II, Japanese militarism brought profound suffering to the region and the world,” Lin stated.
The spokesperson added {that a} collection of devices with authorized impact beneath worldwide legislation, together with the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, clearly outlined Japan’s worldwide obligations as a defeated state, which additionally fashioned the political and authorized basis for its return to the worldwide neighborhood.
“This is why Japan’s constitutional amendment has been closely watched by the international community and its Asian neighbors,” Lin stated.
The spokesperson known as on Japan to heed the voices of its individuals calling for peace and opposing battle, to stick to the trail of peaceable growth, and to win the belief of its Asian neighbors and the worldwide neighborhood by concrete actions.