The Chinese ambassador to Japan, Kong Yanyou, said that China has strong concerns about the current Japanese government's stepping up the amendment of the national security strategy.

According to the official website of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, Kong Yanyou attended the above meeting on Thursday (December 8) to attend the 18th "Beijing-Tokyo Forum" and delivered a speech.

He said that this forum is held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China -Japan diplomatic relations. Focusing on the common responsibility of China and Japan to maintain world peace and international cooperation.Special meaning.Fifty years ago, the normalization of China -Japan diplomatic relations opened a new chapter of peace -friendly, friendly, and win -win cooperation in China, Japan, and a win -win situation. It also made important contributions to maintaining the peaceful and stable development of regions and the world.Today, 50 years later, the 100 -year -old change has evolved. The century's epidemic has a profound impact, the geographical situation is sharp and turbulent, the world economic recovery is weak, and the global challenges are increasingly prominent. Human society has once again stood at the crossroads.

Kong Yanyou believes that China and Japan must adhere to the path of peaceful development, and the two sides must adhere to an important consensus for mutual partners and not pose a threat.

In this regard, he mentioned that the Chinese side has clearly and clear the Japanese policy. China has never regarded the Japanese side as a threat, and also opposes any "China threat theory" full of prejudice and hostility.At present, the Japanese government is stepping up the amendment of the national security strategy. Some people advocate positioning China as "threats" or "challenges", which has strong concerns about this.

Kong Yanyou pointed out that if based on such a wrong positioning, Japan's policy on China will be introduced astray, which will inevitably impact the political foundation of relations between the two countries.It is hoped that the Japanese side will solve the old problems of cognition of China from the root cause, stop suspicion and prevent, return to calmness, and truly implement the consensus that Sino -Japanese mutual mutual partners and not constitutes a threat.

He also expects that China and Japan should jointly maintain the peace and stability and solidarity cooperation of Asia together, and say that the former few countries under the banner of the so -called "freedom" and "openness", incite the manufacturing division confrontation, and seriously threatened the Asian region in Asia.The hard -to -come peaceful situation, eroding the achievements of the regional integration of the hard work of Asian countries, and cherishing peace and stability with the vast majority of Asian countries, refusing to choose a team, and seeking unity and cooperation.It is hoped that the Japanese side will maintain strategic autonomy, make the right choice, and safeguard the overall and long -term interests of Asian countries.