Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-05

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Refutes Japan's Defense White Paper: Has Lodged Solemn Representations with Japanese Side

外交部驳斥日本《防卫白皮书》：已向日方严正交涉

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新华社北京8月5日电外交部发言人林剑5日在就日本政府发布2026年版《防卫白皮书》答问时说，日方新版《防卫白皮书》再次无端抹黑指责中方，炒作所谓“中国威胁”，妄议中国台湾事务，粗暴干涉中国内政，中方对此强烈不满、坚决反对，已向日方严正交涉。有记者问：日本政府发布2026年版《防卫白皮书》，将中国列为“最大战略挑战”，宣称其国防投资有利于日本经济社会发展。针对中国军队在日本周边地区活动日益活跃，白皮书称“应凭借综合国力以及与同盟国、伙伴国等的合作与协调予以应对”。外交部对此有何评论？中方如何评估日本加速军事建设的潜在影响？是否认为日本军事扩张趋于常态化？林剑表示，中国坚持走和平发展道路，奉行防御性国防政策，有关军事活动正当合理。台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分，台湾问题纯属中国内政，如何解决台湾问题是中国人自己的事，不容日方置喙。钓鱼岛及其附属岛屿自古就是中国固有领土，无论日方说什么做什么都改变不了这一事实。林剑说，日本军国主义曾给亚洲和世界带来深重灾难，犯下罄竹难书罪行。然而日方非但未能深刻反省历史，反而不断加速“再军事化”，突破日本宪法和国际法国内法规制，挑战战后国际秩序，成为威胁地区和平稳定的突出因素。此次新版白皮书继续鼓吹发展远程进攻能力、“新型作战方式”，甚至将军工产业扩张包装为经济增长点，再次戳破日方所谓“和平国家”的谎言。国际社会必须高度警惕、坚决遏止。我们敦促日方深刻反省历史罪责，认真汲取历史教训，停止为强军扩武寻找借口，不要在错误的道路上越走越远。

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian on August 5 lodged formal representations with Japan over the 2026 Japanese Defense White Paper, rejecting its characterization of China as the 'greatest strategic challenge' and its framing of Japan's defense industrial expansion as an economic growth engine. Lin specifically called out the white paper's advocacy for long-range strike capabilities and '新型作战方式' (new operational methods) as evidence of accelerating remilitarization that challenges the postwar order. The statement is standard MFA protest language, but the explicit targeting of the defense-industry-as-economic-growth framing documents Beijing's effort to delegitimize Tokyo's domestic political rationale for rearmament, not just the military posture itself.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "外交部驳斥日本《防卫白皮书》：已向日方严正交涉." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-05. http://www.81.cn/fyr/16477899.html.

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