China proposed solemnly, and the South Korean side refused to claim unreasonable. China and South Korea criticized the new Japanese version of "Defense White Paper"

[Global Times Reporter Zhao Juezhen Wang Qi Wang Qi Global Times reporter Yue Linwei in Japan] The Japanese government released the 2022 version of "Defense White Paper" on the 22nd. Due to the frequent accusations and attacks on China in the white paper, and insisted on the controversial island of Japan and South Korea (Korea It is called "Dojima", called "Takeshima"). It is the proposition of Japanese territory. China and South Korea expressed dissatisfaction on the same day. Regarding the white paper that maliciously discredited China's national defense policy and continued to advocate the "Chinese threat theory", a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on the 22nd that this white paper continues to be wrong. Interference in China's internal affairs and rendering the so -called "Chinese threats", which seriously violates the basic criteria of international relations and the spirit of the four political documents of China and Japan.

Japan 2022 "Defense White Paper", from Japan Media

According to Japanese media reports, the Japanese government passed the 2022 Edition "Defense White Paper" submitted by the Japanese Defense Minister Anxinfu at the Cabinet Conference on the 22nd. Relevant sources in Japan's defense province told the Global Times reporter at the Jerki meeting held on the 21st that the white paper continued to set up special chapters on the basis of the 2021 version to pay attention to "Sino -US competition", and pay a lot of attention to the so -called Taiwan situation, Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwan Fang Junli and defense strategies have doubled the length of Taiwan's related content compared to last year.

Japan's "Daily News" stated that Kishidu claimed in the "roll -up" of the White Paper, "China is trying to change the status quo in the East China Sea and Nanhai. For Taiwan, it does not rule out the posture of using force." Around the situation in Taiwan, the White Paper claims that "the military tensions between China (mainland) and Taiwan may increase." The White Paper also states that Taiwan is an extremely important partner of Japan. The stable situation in Taiwan is very important for Japan's security. The British "Financial Times" mentioned that in the white paper last year, Japan broke many years of precedent, and for the first time directly linked to Taiwan's security with its own security, and it was clearly mentioned that it was necessary to enhance the sense of crisis.

In addition, there are many contents in the white paper to discredit Chinese accusations, and the space involved in the movement of Chinese defense military trends has also increased. The white paper is arrogant that in the past 30 years, China's defense expenditure lacks transparency and has increased at a faster rate. China tries to unilaterally change the status quo with strength as a background and expand military activities. The White Paper claims: "China has become a strong and secure concern for regions including Japan and the international community. This trend has been further strengthened in recent years."

The Financial Times stated that the white paper also issued a "warning" of military cooperation between China and Russia, claiming that after the Russian -Ukraine conflict, Moscow may get closer to Beijing. Recently, the Ministry of Defense of Japan is demanding more budgets to respond to the threat of China, Russia and North Korea.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 22nd that the white paper accused of discrediting China's national defense policy, normal military development, and legitimate marine activities, rendering the so -called "Chinese threats", and interfered with the Chinese internal affairs on the Taiwan issue. The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition, and has proposed to the Japanese side solemnly. He emphasized that China adheres to the path of peaceful development and pursues defensive national defense policies. China ’s national defense construction aims to safeguard its sovereign safety and development interests.

A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Japan stated on the 22nd that China urged the Japanese side to abide by the spirit of the four political documents of China and Japan on the issue of Taiwan and the promise made so far.

This white paper is also opposed by South Korea. According to the Yonhap News Agency on the 22nd, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea stated on the same day that the Japanese government protested that the Japanese government also advocated that the "Dojima" in the new version of the "Defense White Paper" this year was that the "Dok Island" was the Japanese territory and urged the Japanese side to immediately withdraw the unreasonable proposition. Korean media said that the 2022 version of the "Defense White Paper" was the sovereignty of "Dojima" in the White Paper for 18 consecutive years.

While rendering the security threats around the above, the above -mentioned white paper has continuously emphasized the "deficiency" of Japanese defense budgets. Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" analyzed that the "Defense White Paper" published over the years has published comparisons of defense (defense) budgets in various countries. This year, it has been written into NATO member states to achieve an consistency of national defense expenditure of more than 2%of the GDP. Essence In addition, the white paper has newly added the comparison of the "per capita defense (national defense) cost of major countries", saying that the per capita defense cost of the United States is about 21,000 yen, Russia is 90,000 yen, while Japan is only 40,000 yen.

Lu Yaodong, a researcher at the Japanese Institute of Social Sciences, told the Global Times reporter on the 22nd that the "Defense White Paper" released by Japan is rendering the surrounding threats as an excuse to increase the defense budget and pave the way to modify the constitution and become a so -called "normal country". Essence

Director of the Northeast Asia Research Institute of Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, Ji Zhigang told the Global Times reporter that the content of this white paper about China is more aggressive, curb thinking and expressions are more straightforward and strong. At the same time, the white paper is essentially bundled together between China and Russia, and the scope of China and Russia into the target scope of "counterattack" shows that the Japanese side will further curb the intention of the Three Kingdoms in the future.

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