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A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense at a news conference on November 6 criticized Japan for its moves towards remilitarization.

Referring to the Japanese government’s recent scheme to include the “amphibious circulation of defense and economy” as an important pillar in the three security-related documents, he said it is nothing but a foolish trick to accelerate its remilitarization by using the artifice of “national development by dint of munitions industry”. 

Before the outbreak of the Second World War, the Japanese munitions industry complex had stricken root deep into the economy, held sway over the state decisions and supported the military expansion, thus becoming an important means for encouraging overseas aggression, he noted.

The Japanese right-wing forces, who took off the mask of “exclusive defense”, have now revived the munitions industry complex and stepped up the preparations for war in Japanese society and the militarization of its economy, bringing a systematic danger to global peace and security, he said.

The international community should heighten vigilance at and resolutely check Japan’s attempts to set in motion the “war machine” again and return to the wrong path of expansion and jointly defend the post-war international order, he added.