Spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense Jiang Bin photo:mod.gov.cn

Should the Japanese side insist on barreling down the wrong path, it shall provoke widespread outrage and ultimately face the judgment of both history and justice, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin said at a regular press conference on Friday, in response to media inquiry over the reported Japanese government's approval of military defense budget hike and Japan's negotiations with the Philippine side over surface-to-air missile exporting to the Philippines. 

According to media reports, the Japanese government recently approved a supplementary budget proposal for fiscal year 2025, increasing its total defense expenditure to $11 trillion yen and achieving the goal of defense spending accounting for 2 percent of GDP ahead of schedule. In addition, the Japanese side is in negotiations with the Philippine side on the export of Japan Self-Defense Force's Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile.

"In recent years, Japan has repeatedly breached its commitments under the pacifist Constitution, substantially increased its defense budget, pushed for the export of lethal weapons, and sought to revise its three non-nuclear principles," Jiang said, "As it fastened the pace of loosening restrictions on military development, Japan's militarism is poised to make a comeback."

As the Chinese saying goes, "Individuals can't establish themselves without being trusted, just as a nation can't thrive without being credible," Jiang said.  

We urge the Japanese side to fully meet its obligations as a defeated country in WWII in accordance with international law, stop challenging the post-war international order, refrain from sabotaging peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific, and not to say one thing but do another, the spokesperson stressed. 



Global Times