# Chinese envoy: Japan’s remilitarization drive threatens regional peace

https://mins.news/en/item/94114

- CGTN, 2026-10-09 09:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-09/Chinese-envoy-Japan-s-remilitarization-drive-threatens-regional-peace-1R6o6GZaYGA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Sun Xiaobo, head of China’s delegation to the UN General Assembly First Committee, said Japan’s military buildup and push to abandon its Three Non-Nuclear Principles make it a prominent threat to regional peace and stability. He also criticized Japanese officials’ remarks about possessing nuclear weapons and Japan’s proposal to remove the UN Charter’s “enemy state clause.”

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