Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持1月16日例行记者会。会上俄媒记者提问称：日本与菲律宾近期签署协议，加强军事后勤互助。日本方面表示，日本也将向菲律宾提供数百万美元安全援助，以加强双方所谓“准同盟”关系。请问中方对此有何评论？若协议生效，中方如何评估对地区和平稳定可能造成的影响？

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over the regular press conference on Friday. At the conference, a journalist from a Russian media outlet raised a question, stating that Japan and the Philippines recently signed an agreement to enhance military logistical mutual assistance. Japan claimed that it will also provide millions of US dollars in security assistance to the Philippines, with an aim to strengthen their so-called "quasi-alliance" relations. What is China's comment on this? If the agreement enters into force, how will China assess its possible impact on regional peace and stability?

郭嘉昆对此表示，中方一贯认为，国家间开展合作不应针对第三方或损害第三方的利益，不应破坏地区的和平与稳定。

Guo responded that China always believes that cooperation between countries should not target third parties, undermine the interests of third parties, or jeopardize regional peace and stability.

郭嘉昆称，日本军国主义曾在二战期间侵略菲律宾，以武力和胁迫手段迫害菲律宾人民和盟国军人，残忍杀害中国外交领事官员。这一历史必须铭记，这些血债必须偿还，这类罪行必须清算。东南亚国家和国际社会对日本军事安全动向批评声音不断，日方不但不反省收敛，反而编造借口扩军备武、出口杀伤性武器，暴露出日本右翼势力推动“再军事化”、重走军事扩张老路的企图。

Guo noted that during World War II, Japanese militarism invaded the Philippines, persecuted the Filipino people and its allied soldiers through military force and coercion, and brutally killed Chinese diplomatic officials. This history must be remembered, these blood debts must be repaid, and such crimes must be accounted for.

Countries in Southeast Asia and the international community have kept voicing criticisms over Japan's military and security moves. Instead of reflecting on its past and exercising restraint, the Japanese side has resorted to making excuses to expand its armaments and export lethal weapons. This has laid bare the attempt of Japanese right-wing forces to push for “re-militarization” and follow the old path of military expansion. 

“所有爱好和平的国家和人民都应该坚决抵制日本军国主义死灰复燃和‘再军事化’，维护地区和平稳定。”郭嘉昆说。

"All peace-loving countries and peoples should firmly oppose the revival of Japanese militarism and its ‘re-militarization’, and uphold regional peace and stability," Guo said.