Japan's intended revision of security documents warrants high vigilance: spokeswoman

Japan's intention of revising its three national security documents reflects its dangerous moves to speed up remilitarization, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, urging high vigilance from the international community.

Speaking at a regular press briefing in Beijing, Mao Ning, the spokeswoman, responded to a media query about recent remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that relevant discussions will be advanced toward the goal of completing the revision of the national security strategy and two other security-related documents by the end of 2026.

The three security documents explicitly state the possibility of a preemptive strike against other countries, which would be a violation of Japan's pacifist constitution that renounces collective self-defense and the resolution of conflicts through the use of force.

"According to Japanese media reports, Japan's under-revision 'three security documents' include such key contents as increasing the defense budgets, revamping the 'Three Non-Nuclear Principles', scrapping the restrictions on arms exports, and vigorously developing offensive military forces. This reflects Japan's dangerous moves to speed up remilitarization, which is bound to undermine regional peace and stability. The international community must be highly vigilant," said Mao.

"In recent years, Japan's right-wing forces have accelerated military buildup and gradually flouted the international rules and regulations in place since World War II such as its own exclusively defense-oriented policy, challenging the post-war international order. The lessons of history are profound. The remilitarization push by Japan's right-wing forces has already posed a threat to regional and global peace and security. China, along with all other peace-loving countries and peoples worldwide, will never allow Japan's right-wing forces to turn back the wheel of history and never allow militarism to resurface," said the spokeswoman.

Japan's intended revision of security documents warrants high vigilance: spokeswoman

Japan's intended revision of security documents warrants high vigilance: spokeswoman

The Global Mayors Dialogue opened in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday, bringing together mayors and senior city officials from across Europe, Asia, and North America to have in-depth exchanges on practical approaches to developing the ice and snow economy.

Held under the theme "Connecting the World with Ice and Snow, Win-Win Cooperation for a Shared Future", the three-day event gathered mayors, deputy mayors, and mayoral representatives from cities across the globe, including Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and Türkiye, focusing on the ice and snow economy, cultural integration, smart city development, heritage preservation, and urban governance.

The event featured a main dialogue and a scenario-based dialogue salon to foster in-depth exchanges and spark new ideas. Guests are invited to visit iconic sites such as the Harbin Ice and Snow World and attend the opening ceremony and trade events of the Harbin Ice and Snow Economy Expo, which are showcasing Harbin's achievements in building an ice and snow economy brand, strengthening international exchanges and cooperation, and inheriting ice and snow culture.

Harbin, called China's "ice city", has turned its long, cold winters into a major tourist attraction. Last winter, it welcomed a record 90.36 million visitors, generating 137.22 billion yuan (about 19.44 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, a year-on-year increase of 16.6 percent.

International mayors gather in Harbin to explore ice and snow economy