A spokesman of China's Ministry of National Defense on Thursday denounced Japan for accelerating the weaponization and militarization of space.
Chen Xi, the spokesman, made the comments in response to a media query regarding Japan's passing of an amendment to rename the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to Japan Aerospace Self-Defense Force and establish a Space Operations Wing accordingly.
"In recent years, Japan has openly included space as an operational domain and revealed its ambition of a space military build-up. Over the past five years, its military spending in relevant fields has increased tenfold and its operational forces have expanded over 30 times. These moves have quickened the weaponization and militarization of space and fueled a space arms race, and once more evidence that neo-militarism in Japan has become a real threat," said Chen.
"The lasting peace and security of space concerns all nations' security, development and prosperity. All peace-loving people should be on high alert against Japan's dangerous moves in space and resolutely contain Japan's right wing forces from accelerating the remilitarization and safeguard the common home for humanity," he said.
Japan denounced for weaponizing, militarizing space
China's air force has entered a critical stage of strategic transformation with its capability comprehensively enhanced, said Chen Xi, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.
Chen made the remarks in response to the latest promotional video of Y-20, China's domestically developed large transport aircraft, which made the transformation and upgrading of the Chinese Air Force's strategic airlift capabilities a hot topic.
"In recent years, China's air force has entered a critical stage of strategic transformation featuring space-air-ground integration and balanced offense and defense. From the J-20, J-16, J-10 fighter families and other new fighter jets that strive for combat readiness, to the Y-20 series aircraft that expand flight track, and further to bombers and early warning aircraft that provide systemic support, the air force has continuously improved its strategic air and space strike capabilities, strategic early warning capabilities, air and space defense capabilities, and strategic airlift capabilities. The Chinese Air Force remains true to its founding mission, carries forward its revolutionary traditions and heritage, builds a forward-looking force system, accelerates its modernization, always acts as the 'Great Wall in the Blue Sky' to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and bravely serves as a steadfast guardian of China's airspace security and regional peace and stability," said Chen.
DM spokesman on air force's strategic transformation
