A Chinese envoy, at a U.N. Security Council debate on Wednesday pounded Japan's recent dangerous military security moves, while refuting the Japanese representative's unfounded claims against China on maritime and national defense policies.
During the Security Council's open debate on maritime security at U.N. headquarters in New York, Teng Fei, counselor of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, urged Japan to deeply reflect on its history of aggression and work to earn trust of its Asian neighbors and the rest of the international community, to honor its self-proclaimed image as a "peaceful nation" committed to an "exclusively defense-oriented policy."
Teng's remarks followed criticism from Japan's UN representative regarding issues of the East China Sea, the South China Sea, China's defense policies and the situation across the Taiwan Strait.
Teng noted that while the Japanese representative emphasized navigation safety and the importance of maritime legal order, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently highlighted the need to learn lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the ongoing war in the Middle East, and adapt to new forms of warfare, be prepared for a long war, and strengthen the country's maritime defense capabilities.
"Japan's accelerated re-militarization is a fact and a reality that involve concrete routes and actions. Japan should seriously consider whether it will allow militaristic tendencies to grow unchecked or instead sincerely reflect on its war crimes, upholding a correct historical perspective to truly earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the rest of the international community," said Teng.
The Chinese envoy also emphasized that the Taiwan question is purely part of China's internal affairs that brook no external interference, urging Japan to adhere to the one-China principle and stop making provocations on the Taiwan question.
He also called on the international community to remain highly vigilant against Japan's historical revisionism and to work together to curb Japan's unscrupulous moves towards neo-militarism, striving to maintain regional and global peace and stability.
Chinese envoy lashes out at Japan's military movements at U.N. debate
