China urges Japan to break with militarism

On Sept 2, 1945, the Japanese government formally signed the Instrument of Surrender, and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday that the postwar international order must not be challenged.

China urges the Japanese authorities to face up to history and "make a clean break with militarism," Guo said at a news conference in Beijing.

"Today, Japan's ruling authorities not only shirk away from their historical crimes, but also worship Class-A war criminals from World War II and distort and glorify their crimes of aggression."

Tokyo is accelerating its "remilitarization", attempting to amend its pacifist Constitution, straining relations with nearly all neighboring countries, openly interfering in the internal affairs of other nations, and even issuing threats of military force, he added.

China urges the Japanese authorities to earnestly abide by the international obligations confirmed in the Instrument of Surrender, face up to the history, learn from history, make a clean break with militarism, and win the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community through concrete actions, he said.