Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning. Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

外交部发言人毛宁主持4月1日例行记者会。会上有记者提问称，3月31日，日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎宣布在熊本县和静冈县部署了具备“对敌基地攻击能力”远程导弹，并称日本面临战后最复杂安全环境，须构筑防区外防卫能力。请问中方对此有何评论?

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press briefing on April 1. A reporter asked: On March 31, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced the deployment of long-range missiles "capable of attacking enemy bases" in Kumamoto and Shizuoka prefectures, claiming that Japan faces the most complex security environment since the end of World War II and needs to build standoff defense capabilities. What is China’s comment?

毛宁表示，中方对日方上述动向严重关切。日方打着“防卫”“反击”的幌子，部署进攻性武器，远远超出“自卫”和“专守防卫”范畴，严重违背《开罗宣言》《波茨坦公告》《日本投降书》等具有国际法效力文件的规定，严重违背日本宪法和国内既有规范。这再次反映出日本极右势力正在推动日本安保政策朝着进攻性、扩张性的方向转变，日本的“新型军国主义”正在威胁地区和平稳定。国际社会应对此高度警惕。我也注意到，很多日本团体和民众明确表达了反对意见。

Mao said that China expresses grave concern over the above-mentioned moves by Japan. Under the pretext of "defense" and "counterattack," Japan has deployed offensive weapons, which go far beyond the scope of "self-defense" and “exclusively defense-oriented” policy. This seriously violates the provisions of legally binding international documents including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, as well as Japan’s constitution and existing domestic norms.

This once again shows that right-wing forces in Japan are pushing the country’s security policy in an offensive and expansionary direction. Japan’s "new militarism" is threatening regional peace and stability, and the international community must stay highly vigilant. We have also noted that many Japanese groups and citizens have clearly voiced their opposition, Mao said.

近日日本自卫队官员持刀非法闯入中国驻日本使馆，日方不反躬自省自卫队失管失控问题，却继续忙着煽炒外部威胁、加速扩军备武，这一动向十分危险。我们严正敦促日方深刻反省军国主义侵略历史，在军事安全领域恪守承诺、慎重行事。

Recently, an official of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force illegally broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan with a knife. Instead of reflecting on the mismanagement and lack of control over the Self-Defense Force, Japan has continued to hype up external threats and accelerate its military buildup. Such a trend is extremely dangerous, the spokesperson added. We solemnly urge Japan to deeply reflect on its militarist history of aggression, honor its commitments in the military and security field, and act with prudence, Mao said.