BEIJING, Sept. 26 -- "We urge the Japanese side to take lessons from history, be cautious in military security and contribute more to regional peace and stability instead of the opposite," said Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang at the regular press conference on Thursday.
According to the foreign media, Japan's defense ministry announced a large-scale reorganization of its maritime self-defense force, and also planned the increase of defense budget to build a small satellite network. Some analysts held that Japan may assist the US's intervention in the Taiwan question.
"In recent years, Japan has been accelerating the restructuring of its combat forces and the build-up in new domains, and developing long-range attack capabilities," remarked Zhang, noting that there is a growing tendency for Japan to return to its militarist past, which violates its Pacifist Constitution and "purely defensive" defense policy, and challenges the post-war international order.
The spokesperson sternly warned that the Japanese side should take lessons from history, be cautious in military security and contribute more to regional peace and stability instead of the opposite.
