BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese defense spokesperson slammed Japan's attempts to cloak its remilitarization in the hypocritical guise of the "rule of law."

People attend a protest in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Nov 21, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a query regarding recent reports of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's call for writing the Self-Defense Forces into the country's Constitution through a constitutional revision.

Jiang said this shows Japan is seeking to revive its evil path of militarism.

For a long time, the Japanese government has used the trick of so-called "constitutional reinterpretation" to repeatedly break through the limits of its exclusively defense-oriented policy, cloaking Japan's remilitarization in the hypocritical guise of the "rule of law," Jiang said.

Various signs indicate that Japan's right-wing forces are deliberately maneuvering on multiple fronts to challenge the post-war international order, Jiang said, calling on the international community to remain highly vigilant and take firm action to resolutely oppose such attempts.