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

International Observation | Remain Vigilant Against New Trends in Japan's 'Re-militarization'

国际观察丨警惕日本“再军事化”新动向

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借参加“肩并肩”联演向海外派遣军事力量并发射进攻型导弹—— 警惕日本“再军事化”新动向 ■刘琳 5月6日，日本88式导弹在“肩并肩”军演中发射，这是日本首次在境外发射进攻型导弹。在东京审判开庭80周年这一特殊年份，曾经的侵略者不仅未能深刻反省历史罪行，反而打着所谓“安全合作”幌子向海外派遣军事力量，发射进攻型导弹。这再次说明日本“新型军国主义”成势为患，严重威胁地区和平稳定。近期，美菲2026年度“肩并肩”联演在菲多地举行。日本派出海上、陆上和航空自卫队等约1400人，出动“伊势”号直升机护卫舰、“雷”号驱逐舰、88式地对舰导弹、C-130运输机等武器装备参加联演，成为美菲之外的重要参演方。此次日本参演远不同于以往。一是扮演角色发生变化，自2012年起，日本一直以“观察员”身份列席“肩并肩”演习，仅承担非战斗任务。2025年9月，日菲《互惠准入协定》正式生效，允许两国在对方领土上部署军队，日本由此成为正式参演国，派出作战部队以及网络技术、医疗后勤等部门军事人员全面参与实战演练。二是参与科目大幅增加。此次演习中，日本参与的科目涵盖抗登陆、一体化防空反导、网络攻击、医疗救护、机场跑道抢修等多项内容。这不仅标志着日菲军事合作进一步深化，也暴露出日本正加紧将军事扩张的触角向域外延伸。多年来，日本不断突破“和平宪法”限制，持续强化海外军事投送与部署能力，相关行动日益常态化。在印度洋方向，日本自2009年起向亚丁湾派遣舰艇执行反海盗任务，2011年在吉布提建成的“反海盗基地”，成为日本首个永久性海外军事设施。在太平洋方向，日本常态化与盟友开展“护身军刀”等联合演训，不断强化离岛军事部署；日本还持续推进硫磺岛要塞化，妄图打造“第二岛链核心堡垒”。在欧洲方向，2025年9月，日本航空自卫队开展“大西洋之鹰”行动，派出F-15J战斗机、C-2运输机等，部署至英、德等国境内的北约基地，实现二战后日本战机首次进驻欧洲。与此同时，“鱼鹰”倾转旋翼机、KC-46空中加油机等装备的批量列装，与澳、菲等国签署的《互惠准入协定》等，也为日本快速跨域投送、前沿部署提供了支撑。日本海外军事活动在地理范围上持续拓展，在行动性质、参与深度上不断突破底线，不能不令世人警惕。在国际社会的严正警告和日本国内的强烈抗议下，日本当局却仍然在军事扩张的危险道路上狂奔。4月21日，日本政府通过新版“防卫装备转移三原则”及其运用指南，正式解禁杀伤性武器出口。日本还对自卫队作出一系列改组，包括对海上自卫队实施“史上最大改组”、拓展认知领域作战、扩编太空部队等。更为严峻的是，日本政府再度将修宪强行摆上政治议程，企图为“再军事化”扫除法理障碍。作为二战战败国，日本应认清历史大势，停止军事冒险，恪守“和平宪法”和国际法准则，坚守和平底线。若日本右翼势力执迷不悟妄图使军国主义死灰复燃，等待他们的必将是好战必亡的可悲结局。［作者单位：中央党校（国家行政学院）国际战略研究院］

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This article, published by a researcher at the CPC Central Committee Party School, argues that Japan's firing of Type 88 surface-to-ship missiles during the May 2025 U.S.-Philippines Balikatan exercise—the first Japanese offensive missile launch outside Japanese territory—exemplifies an accelerating pattern of military normalization that also includes Japan's transition from observer to full combat participant in Balikatan, the 2025 entry into force of the Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Access Agreement, the first stationing of Japanese military aircraft in Europe, and the April 2025 lifting of Japan's ban on lethal weapons exports. The piece is useful as a signal of official PRC framing: Beijing is consolidating these discrete Japanese defense policy developments into a unified 'new-type militarism' narrative and using the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials as rhetorical leverage, suggesting this framing will feature in Chinese diplomatic messaging and information operations directed at regional audiences skeptical of Japanese rearmament.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "国际观察丨警惕日本“再军事化”新动向." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-08. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16459269.html.

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