Recently, Japan has groundlessly labeled China's lawful measures to strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan—measures taken to safeguard national security interests—as "economic coercion."

This blatant distortion of the facts only reveals Japan's obstinate refusal to reflect on its own wrongdoings and its insistence on continuing down the wrong and dangerous path.

Japan is well aware of the underlying reasons for China's relevant actions. Attempts to deflect blame through labeling cannot obscure the international community's widespread concerns over Japan's departure from the path of peaceful development and its resurgence of militaristic tendencies.

Imposing export controls on dual-use items is an internationally accepted practice. It reflects a shared responsibility to safeguard international peace and security and serves as an essential means of fulfilling international obligations, including those related to non-proliferation.

As a responsible major country, China's lawful imposition of regulatory control on relevant items exemplifies its unwavering commitment to safeguarding world peace and regional stability.

Japan's distortion of this legitimate and rule-based exercise of sovereignty as "coercion" lays bare its intent: to deflect international attention and conceal its own persistent actions that undermine both the global order and regional peace.

Japan's "neo-militarism" is no longer merely a warning sign—it has become a tangible threat. It must prompt the highest vigilance among all peace-loving and justice-seeking actors in the international community.

Japanese leaders have made erroneous remarks on the Taiwan question, openly issuing threats of force against China and grossly interfering in China's internal affairs. Such actions seriously violate international law and the basic norms governing international relations, with extremely grave consequences.

Japan's right wing has intensified its challenges to the postwar international order, undermining regional peace and stability and jeopardizing world peace and security.

According to Japanese media reports, Japan has recently announced it will push to revise its "three security documents" within the year, reflecting an acceleration of its remilitarization process.

Particularly alarming are indications of Japanese ambitions regarding nuclear armament. For some time, Japan has continuously sought to revise the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles," with politicians repeatedly making public pro-nuclear statements.

This constitutes a serious challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and represents a stark departure from Japan's professed commitment to peaceful development, provoking strong opposition and condemnation.

Addressing Japan’s growing "neo-militarism" is essential for maintaining peace and stability in the region. China's legal obligation to prohibit the export of all dual-use items to Japanese military users—aimed at enhancing Japan's military capabilities—is both justified and necessary to safeguard peace and security.

Japan's portrayal of the so-called Chinese "economic coercion" is simply another act in its well-rehearsed "victim" narrative. Ensuring regional peace and stability requires exposing and dismantling such insidious rhetoric.

The genuine source of coercion threatening regional peace and security is Japan's ever-expanding military ambitions. While Japan attempts to discredit neighboring countries by claiming their actions are inconsistent with international practice, it is Japan that has repeatedly contravened its international legal obligations.

Even domestically, the primary threat stems from right-wing forces dedicated to neo-militarism. Calculations based on Japan's approved supplementary budget suggest its fiscal year 2025 defense expenditure could reach approximately 11 trillion yen (about $71.18 billion), imposing a per capita burden of about 90,000 yen. This reckless military expansion not only threatens regional peace but also depletes domestic economic resources and undermines public welfare.

Instead of leveling groundless accusations against other countries, Japan should seriously address the grave concerns of the international community—and its own citizens—regarding its dangerous return to militarism.

Furthermore, Japan's professed commitment to resolving issues with China through dialogue is contradicted by its repeated provocations concerning China's core interests and fundamental principles. This contradiction severely damages Japan's credibility.

The international community, especially countries in the region, has long seen through Japan's double-dealing tactics and will never permit its "neo-militarism" to undermine the region's hard-won peace and stability.