China calls on individuals and groups in Japan with influence and insight to carefully consider the risks posed by the country’s right-wing forces following the recent general election, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Lin was responding to a media query about numerous posts on Chinese social media that have voiced concern over a perceived rightward shift in Japan.
"Japanese militarists once led Japan to the war of aggression, committed horrendous crimes to Japan’s Asian neighbors and the world, and also inflicted untold suffering on the Japanese people. No one should forget the potent lessons of history. Only by truly learning those lessons can one look to the future. Whether Japan will stick to the path of peaceful development and take concrete actions to earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community, or go against the trend of history and challenge the post-war international order, is a serious question for those running the Japanese government and people with insights in Japan," he said.
China urges people with insights in Japan to consider risks by Japanese right-wing forces
