Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持8月29日例行记者会。会上环球时报记者提问称：据报道，美军计划9月在日本举行联合演习期间，向日本境内部署“堤丰”中程导弹系统，并开展相关科目训练。中导系统将在演习训练结束后撤离。中方对此有何评论？

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference on August 29. A Global Times reporter asked that according to reports, a joint US and Japanese military exercise in September will involve the temporary deployment of the “Typhon” intermediate-range missile system in Japan, relevant training exercises will be conducted, and the missile system will be withdrawn after the exercises are completed. What is China's comment on this?

郭嘉昆在回应环球时报记者提问时表示，我们注意到有关报道。中方已多次就相关问题表明严重关切，中方一贯坚决反对美国在亚洲国家部署“堤丰”中导系统，在日部署中导系统将进一步损害其他国家正当安全利益，对地区战略安全构成实质性威胁。美方、日方应切实尊重他国安全关切，不得引入“堤丰”中导系统，以实际行动为地区和平稳定发挥正面作用。

Guo said in response: “We have noted the relevant reports.” China has repeatedly expressed its serious concern over the issue and has always firmly opposed the US deployment of the “Typhon” intermediate-range missile system in Asian countries, Guo said. He added that the deployment of such a system in Japan will further undermine the legitimate security interests of other countries and pose a substantive threat to regional strategic security. The US side and the Japanese side should earnestly respect the legitimate security concerns of other countries, refrain from introducing the  "Typhon" intermediate-range missile system, and contribute positively to regional peace and stability with concrete actions, Guo said.

郭嘉昆表示，由于军国主义侵略历史，日本军事安全动向一直备受亚洲邻国和国际社会高度关注。今年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年，我们敦促日方深刻反省侵略历史，坚持走和平道路，在军事安全领域谨言慎行，不要做进一步失信于亚洲邻国和国际社会的事。我们也敦促美方汲取历史经验教训，把精力和资源放到正道上，而不是相反。

Guo said that due to its history of militarist aggression, Japan's military and security developments have always been closely watched by its Asian neighbors and the international community. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, he said. China urges Japan to deeply reflect on its history of aggression, commit to a path of peace, act prudently in military and security fields, and avoid further losing trust from its Asian neighbors and the international community. “We also urge the US to learn the lessons of history and focus its energy and resources on the right track, not the opposite,” Guo added.