China Weighs in on Japan’s Nuclear U-Turn
An unnamed senior adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly argued late last week that Tokyo's decades-long dependence on the US nuclear umbrella may no longer offer adequate security. The official proposed that the nation should potentially reconsider its post-World War II non-nuclear doctrine and develop independent deterrence capabilities, according to local media citations.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the reported nuclear talk, calling it yet another example of "how Japanese right-wing forces are trying to 'remilitarize' and 'rearm' Japan." Beijing urged Tokyo to "not seek to challenge the postwar international order and stop plunging further down the wrong path."
"Some forces inside Japan have not only failed to reflect on Japan's history of aggression but also been extremely unhappy about the postwar international arrangement. If the right-wing forces in Japan are left free to develop powerful offensive weapons, or even possess nuclear weapons, it will again bring disaster to the world," the ministry said in a statement.
Beijing's rebuke mirrored reactions from other Japanese neighbors after the nuclear weaponry comments surfaced. North Korea warned that permitting Japan to obtain nuclear arms would trigger "a great disaster," while Russia indicated that abandoning Tokyo's non-nuclear position would destabilize Northeast Asian security and prompt countermeasures from nations "threatened by that militarization."
The reported statements generated fierce backlash within Japan itself—the sole country ever attacked with atomic weapons. Both governing and opposition political parties condemned the remarks, alongside atomic bomb survivors organization Nihon Hidankyo.
Shortly after the remarks were circulated by the media, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara reaffirmed the country's commitment to maintain its non-nuclear status, stating that there were no policy changes in this regard. Tokyo will continue pursuing measures "to achieve a world without nuclear weapons," he added.
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