Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun

4月15日，外交部发言人郭嘉昆主持例行记者会。会上环球时报-环球网记者提问：据报道，日本冲绳县与那国町町长13日与日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎会面，表示同意防卫省在与那国町部署防空导弹部队的计划。请问中方对此有何评论？

On April 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference. A reporter from the Global Times raised the following question: It is reported that Yonaguni Town Mayor met Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on April 13 and conveyed his intention to accept the deployment of a missile unit at the Yonaguni garrison. What is China’s comment?

对此，郭嘉昆表示，中方对有关动向高度关切，日方打着“防御”“反击”的幌子，在毗邻中国的有关地区加强导弹等一系列进攻性武器装备部署，实际上是打造军事对抗的前沿要塞，威胁地区和平稳定。在日本极右翼势力的推动下，日本安保政策朝着进攻性、扩张性、危险性的方向转变，远超“自卫”和“专守防卫”范畴，也是对日方自诩“和平国家”的讽刺。我们注意到。当地居民基于惨痛的历史记忆，普遍担忧被裹挟卷入战争，引火烧身，成为炮灰。

In response, Guo Jiakun said that China expresses grave concern over relevant developments. Under the pretext of defensive countermeasures, Japan has stepped up the deployment of missiles and other offensive weapons and equipment in regions adjacent to China, which is in essence building forward strongholds for military confrontation and threatening regional peace and stability. 

Guo said driven by Japan's far-right forces, Japan's security policy has shifted in an offensive, expansionary and dangerous direction, going far beyond the scope of self-defense and exclusive defense, adding that this is also a mockery of Japan's self-proclaimed status as a peace-loving nation. We have noted that, haunted by painful historical memories, local residents generally worry about being dragged into a war, getting hurt and becoming cannon fodder, Guo said.

郭嘉昆说，日本国内也有很多反对声浪。当年日本军国主义势力发动侵略战争，不仅给世界带来深重灾难，也给日本人民带来惨祸。背离民意、搞军事扩张只会蹈覆辙。我们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、谨言慎行。国际社会必须高度警惕、坚决遏制日本加速“再军事化”和“新型军国主义”成势。

Guo said that there is also strong opposition within Japan. The aggressive wars launched by Japanese militarists in the past not only inflicted untold suffering on the world but also brought calamity to the Japanese people, said Guo, adding that going against public opinion to pursue military expansion will only lead Japan down the old path of disaster. 

We urge Japan to deeply reflect on its militarist history of aggression, honor its commitments in the military and security field, and exercise prudence in words and deeds. The international community must stay highly vigilant and resolutely contain Japan's accelerated re-militarization and the rise of neo-militarism, Guo said.