Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian stated that such pronouncements constitute an open provocation to the post-World War II international order and the global nuclear non-proliferation regime.

He emphasized that Japan, as a non-nuclear-weapon state and signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, must strictly abide by its international obligations not to accept, manufacture, or possess such weapons.

According to the spokesman, the ambition of right-wing forces in Japan to pursue “remilitarization” is evident.

“As we all know, many former Japanese politicians have stated that Japan has the capacity to build nuclear weapons.

Japan has long been manufacturing and stockpiling plutonium materials that far exceed the actual needs of civilian nuclear energy,” he added.

” He also indicated that these positions seriously damage regional and international peace and stability, and undermine collective efforts to preserve the global non-proliferation system.

He noted that broad sectors of Japanese politics and society, as well as neighboring countries, expressed their rejection of these statements and demanded respect for non-nuclear principles.

The spokesperson warned that right-wing forces in Japan are pushing a rearmament agenda, as evidenced by recent statements on Taiwan made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, which Beijing considers dangerous.

The Foreign Ministry’s statements come amid a diplomatic crisis between the two nations and warnings from Beijing about the rise of militarization in the neighboring country.

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