On Nov. 13 afternoon, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Senior Colonel Chen
Xi said Japan, as a WWII defeated power, has not fully reckoned with its
militarist past. He accused Japanese right‑wing forces of fabricating a "China
threat" narrative, accelerating defense spending, strengthening offensive and
long‑range strike capabilities, and seeking gradual relaxation of nuclear
constraints. Chen said these moves betray Japan's peace commitments and
constitute an open challenge to the post‑war international order and the
authority of the Non‑Proliferation Treaty (NPT), urging the international
community to jointly deter Japanese remilitarization to safeguard the global
non-proliferation regime and security.
