Since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the attitude of various countries towards the situation in Russia and Ukraine has also become the focus of attention of the international community. At present, the Western countries led by the United States are firmly standing on the same front to condemn Russia and continue to strengthen sanctions against Russia. Countries such as China, India and others remain neutral and call on both parties to the conflict to resolve their disputes through peaceful means.
However, some countries are fishing in muddy waters at this time, hoping to use the situation in Ukraine to develop their ambitions. According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio recently claimed: In view of the development of the situation in Ukraine, Japan will consider increasing its national defense strength.
As we all know, Japan was a defeated country in World War II and must not possess offensive troops or offensive weapons. However, in recent years, with the connivance of the United States, Japan's wolf ambitions have been expanding, not only military spending has been growing, but weapons and equipment have also become more and more close to offensive weapons.
Late last year, Japan claimed it would develop cruise missiles with a range of 1,000 kilometers to "respond to the evolving missile capabilities of its neighbors."
The Japanese side claimed that after the successful development of this cruise missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers, it can not only be launched on land,but also on fighter jets and warships, launched from the air or sea, and easily hit long-distance targets.
According to the plan announced by the Japanese side at that time, the land-based prototype of this missile will begin testing this year. For the project, Japan plans to invest $880 million and calls it a necessary project to improve deterrence.
In addition, on April 1, the Japanese government's previously approved military expenditure to the Ministry of Defense will also officially come into effect, which is the first consecutive year that Japan has increased military spending.
As a country that does not have an offensive army, defense is helped by the US military, and has a population of only 120 million, Japan's military spending is as high as 47 billion, which is obviously unreasonable.
But even though Japan is increasing its military budget every year, at the end of each fiscal year, the Japanese Ministry of Defense has to apply for a supplementary budget, and the supplementary budget for fiscal year 2021 also exceeded previous records.
All kinds of performances show that Japan is expanding its military strength. In addition to continuously enhancing its armament, Japan is also holding frequent joint exercises with the United States. In particular, since last year, Japan and the United States have held at least five large-scale exercises around China.
It is worth mentioning that every time Japan holds an exercise or announces the development of a new type of weapon, it will use the military strength of neighboring countries as an excuse, and most of the time, the so-called "neighboring countries" refer to China.
This time, Kishida threatened to strengthen Japan's national defense construction, although there was no mention of China, but the implication was to deal with China.
Kishida Fumio said that in view of the current development of the situation in Ukraine, it is necessary for Japan to strengthen national defense construction. The only thing Ukraine has in common with Japan is that it has a strong neighbor.
Apparently, Kishida's implication was that he feared that Japan would one day be attacked by its powerful neighbors, just like Ukraine. For this, we can only say that Kishida Fumio is really too alarmist.
As we all know, China has always stressed the need to settle disputes between countries through peaceful means. China adheres to this principle, regardless of whether the two parties to the dispute are China or not.
Moreover, Japan is the party that has invaded other countries in history, and it should have reflected on its own mistakes to avoid making mistakes in the future. But for years, Japan has not only not reflected, but has also been eyeing China.
Even so, the Chinese side has maintained the greatest degree of restraint on Japan, that is, it does not want war between China and Japan to break out. Even if there is a dispute, China insists on resolving it peacefully, but Japan's wolf ambitions have led to increasingly arrogant remarks and actions.
In this regard, the Chinese side has stressed many times that it hopes that Japan will adhere to the path of peaceful development and will not repeat the mistakes of the past. In response to Japan's provocations, the Chinese side has exercised the greatest degree of restraint. However, if Japan does not repent and insists on hindering China's development, China does not mind letting Japan feel the mainland's strong military strength.