China voices grave concern over Japan's easing of arms export rules
China on Tuesday expressed grave concern after Japan officially revised the Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology and their implementation guidelines.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing is seriously concerned by the change, warning that Japan's recent string of dangerous moves in the military and security sphere has stripped away its self-proclaimed image as a peaceful country committed to "an exclusively defense-oriented policy".
Guo said Japanese militarism once carried out massive aggression and expansion, committing heinous crimes against China and other Asian neighbors. It was precisely because of that history, he said, that a series of documents with the full force of international law — including the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and Japan's instrument of surrender — laid down clear requirements aimed at preventing any revival of Japanese militarism.
Guo added that Japan's Constitution also places strict limits on the country's war-making powers and military role, while postwar Japan established a tight set of restraints, including the principle of exclusive self-defense and strict curbs on arms exports.
Japan's accelerating remilitarization is a fact and a reality, Guo said. The international community, including China, will remain highly vigilant and firmly oppose any reckless moves associated with Japan's neo-militarism.




























