BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — A Chinese international ministry spokesperson on Thursday urged consideration as to if Japan is deliberately stirring up troubles and making close-in provocations to justify its personal army buildup and missions abroad.
Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks in response to a question a couple of land lease deal reportedly signed by Japan’s Defense Ministry for deploying a cell surveillance radar unit on the easternmost island of Okinawa to watch the actions of Chinese plane carriers and airplanes in waters between Okinawa’s most important island and the Miyako Island.
“It needs to be stressed that countries enjoy freedom of navigation and overflight in relevant waters and airspace in accordance with the international law,” Guo stated at a each day press briefing.
He identified that on account of Japanese militarists’ historical past of aggression and different causes, Japan’s strikes in army and safety areas have been intently watched by its Asian neighbors and the worldwide group.
The Japanese facet saved strengthening focused army deployment close to China’s Taiwan area and even claimed it can deploy mid-range missiles. “This time, it went even further by deploying radar unit and troops to secretly monitor its neighbor,” Guo stated.
“Given the erroneous and dangerous remarks made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Taiwan, we must question: Is the Japanese side making trouble and provocations at one’s doorstep to find a pretext for its military buildup and missions overseas? Is the Japanese side once again going down the wrong path of militarism to a dead end laid out by the right-wing forces? We urge the Japanese side to learn from history,” Guo added.