Beijing, China - June 2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of press briefing in progress, reporters
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Ning, spokeswoman, Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"Hyping up external threats and making excuses for military expansion and war preparations are common tactics used by Japanese militarists. International documents such as the Potsdam Proclamation explicitly stipulate that Japan must be completely disarmed and must not maintain industries that would enable it to rearm. This is Japan's obligation under international law. However, Japan has lifted restrictions on the export of lethal weapons, strengthened its military industry, and accelerated the transformation of its security policies toward an offensive one. This series of dangerous moves bear a striking resemblance to the process in which militarists prepared to wage war before World War II. Historically, appeasement and indulgence of militarism is a painful lesson. The lesson remains close at hand: once the Pandora's box of militarism is opened, no one can stay unaffected, and it will eventually lead to disasters."
3. Various of reporters

Japan's conniving at militarism is bound to bring disasters and no one can remain unaffected, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning at a regular press briefing Tuesday in Beijing.

Mao made the remarks while responding to a media query about the Japanese government's recent moves aiming to revive militarism.

"Hyping up external threats and making excuses for military expansion and war preparations are common tactics used by Japanese militarism. International documents such as the Potsdam Proclamation explicitly stipulate that Japan must be completely disarmed and must not maintain industries that would enable it to rearm. This is Japan's obligation under international law. However, Japan has lifted restrictions on the export of lethal weapons, strengthened its military industry, and accelerated the transformation of its security policies toward an offensive one. This series of dangerous moves bear a striking resemblance to the process in which militarists prepared to wage war before World War II. Historically, appeasement and indulgence of militarism is a painful lesson. The lesson remains close at hand: Once the Pandora's box of militarism is opened, no one can stay unaffected, and it will eventually lead to disasters," said Mao.

In April, the Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, officially revised the "three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology" and their implementation guidelines.

The revisions scrap the restrictions that had limited arms exports to five non-combat categories, allow, in principle, the export of lethal weapons, permit transfers to nations engaged in active conflict under specified circumstances, and sideline parliament from the decision-making process -- crossing a line that previous governments had at least nominally upheld.

中国・北京 - 2026年6月2日(CCTV - 中国大陸での使用は不可)
1.記者会見進行中、記者
2.同録(中国語)外交部　毛寧報道官
「軍備拡張と戦争準備の口実として外部の脅威をあおるのは日本軍国主義の常とう手段だ。『ポツダム宣言』などの国際文書は、日本は完全に武装解除され、再武装を可能にする産業を保持してはならないと明確に規定しており、これは日本の国際法上の義務である。その一方で、日本は殺傷性兵器の輸出解禁を進め、軍需産業を強化し、安全保障政策を攻撃的な方向へ加速させている。こうした一連の危険な動きは、第2次世界大戦前に軍国主義が戦争準備を進めた過程と驚くほど似通っている。歴史上、軍国主義に対する宥和政策や容認がもたらした教訓は惨痛なものである。その痛ましい教訓は、決して遠い過去のものではない。軍国主義の『パンドラの箱』がひとたび開かれれば、誰も無関係ではいられず、最終的には自ら災いを招くことになる」
3.記者

　日本の高市早苗首相と米国のヘグセス国防長官が日本の防衛装備移転三原則の見直しに言及したことについて、外交部の毛寧報道官は2日の定例記者会見で、「軍備拡張と戦争準備の口実として外部の脅威をあおるのは日本軍国主義の常とう手段だ」と述べた。

　＜外交部　毛寧報道官＞
　「軍備拡張と戦争準備の口実として外部の脅威をあおるのは日本軍国主義の常とう手段だ。『ポツダム宣言』などの国際文書は、日本は完全に武装解除され、再武装を可能にする産業を保持してはならないと明確に規定しており、これは日本の国際法上の義務である。その一方で、日本は殺傷性兵器の輸出解禁を進め、軍需産業を強化し、安全保障政策を攻撃的な方向へ加速させている。こうした一連の危険な動きは、第2次世界大戦前に軍国主義が戦争準備を進めた過程と驚くほど似通っている。歴史上、軍国主義に対する宥和政策や容認がもたらした教訓は惨痛なものである。その痛ましい教訓は、決して遠い過去のものではない。軍国主義の『パンドラの箱』がひとたび開かれれば、誰も無関係ではいられず、最終的には自ら災いを招くことになる」