Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on the 30th that recent
remarks by a serving Japanese defense official advocating 'no taboo' discussion
of nuclear weapons and nuclear‑powered submarines constitute a serious
provocation against the NPT and the post‑war international order and a blatant
breach of Japan's stated 'Three Non‑Nuclear Principles'. Guo urged the
international community to press Japan to adhere to the 'Three Non‑Nuclear
Principles', fully meet its NPT obligations, abandon remilitarization and
nuclear ambitions, and respond to international concerns.