The ruling authorities of Japan should listen to the voice of the people and stop playing with fire on nuclear-related issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said on Friday, in commenting on the results of a recent public opinion survey in Japan.
The results of the survey conducted by the Japan Association for Public Opinion Research show that 76 percent of people in Japan support upholding the country’s three non-nuclear principles of not producing, possessing or allowing nuclear weapons on its territory. The survey also found that 77 percent believe Japan should not pursue nuclear sharing, an arrangement under which the United States would station nuclear weapons in Japan.
In a statement posted on the official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Lin said that the fact that nearly 80 percent of people in Japan support upholding the three non-nuclear principles and oppose nuclear sharing speaks to the Japanese public's overwhelming and clear-cut opposition to possessing nuclear weapons. It also reflects how much the Japanese public cherishes peace and prosperity which has not come easily.
Recent moves by those running the Japanese government to clamor for “nuclear option” and seek to violate the three non-nuclear principles only reveal the inflating political and military ambitions of the Japanese right-wing forces, who are gambling with the future of the over 100 million Japanese people, Lin said.
The will of the people must not be defied. The Japanese authorities should listen to the call of the people, fulfill its obligation under international law of not accepting, producing, possessing or proliferating nuclear weapons, stop playing with fire on the issue of nuclear weapons, and not repeat the wrong path of miscalculating historical trend and acting against the people’s will for peace, said the spokesman.
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