Lin noted that Beijing has repeatedly expressed its stance on the matter.

The spokesperson affirmed that a genuine dialogue requires mutual respect and adherence to previous agreements.

“Whoever proclaims dialogue while promoting hostile actions will not find willing interlocutors,” he underscored during the daily press briefing.

Lin indicated that Tokyo must retract Takaichi’s erroneous comments on the island and respect the four political documents that underpin the bilateral relations.

Defense Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Bin, in turn, addressed Takaichi’s statements regarding including the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution.

Jiang pointed out that Tokyo has used constitutional interpretations to overcome the “exclusive self-defense” principle.

The military spokesperson noted that Japan has legalized the right to collective self-defense and developed offensive weaponry under the security pretext.

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