# Japan inflates ‘external threat’ to accelerate remilitarization, Chinese Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/78361

- TASS, 2026-09-29 09:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2194445

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Japan is deliberately exaggerating a so-called external threat to speed up remilitarization and reshape the post-World War II order. He criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for not reflecting on Japan’s wartime aggression and saying a Taiwan emergency could threaten Tokyo’s survival, calling the remarks a challenge to China’s sovereignty and regional stability.

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