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A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned Japan for its arms buildup at a press conference on April 15.

In connection with the fact that Japan plans to deploy an anti-aircraft missile unit in an area adjoining the territorial waters of China, the spokesman said that to deploy a series of pieces of offensive equipment, including missiles, in the area under a cloak of “defence” and “counterattack” actually means building a frontline fortress for military confrontation and threatening the regional peace and stability.

Japan’s security policy is turning to an offensive, expansive and dangerous direction at the instigation of its rightist forces and is going far beyond the categories of “self-defence” and “exclusive defence”, he added.

China strongly demands Japan deeply reflect on its history of militarist aggression and strictly honour its commitments in the sphere of military security and the international community should increase its vigilance and resolutely restrict Japan’s tendency towards remilitarization and “neo-militarism”, he noted.