People gather around the parliament building to protest attempts of the government of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to revise the country's pacifist constitution and to call for the protection of Article 9 in Tokyo, Japan, April 19, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

Japanese neo-militarism spreads rapidly and dangerously, which is already a reality and imposes real threats to the world, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to make comment on Japan's recent dangerous moves in the military and security fields.

The lessons of Japanese history of militarist aggression is not far away, Guo said, adding countries in the region including China must not allow Japanese militarism to be revived, not allow the tragedies of history to be repeated and not allow anyone or any force to undermine peace in the region.