China has strongly reacted to the visit and financial donation by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday. According to Jiang Bin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, this is an open violation of historical justice and an act that seriously hurts the feelings of people in countries affected by Japanese aggression.
Jiang Bin stated that with this action, Japanese politicians are essentially trying to cover up and deny Japan's responsibility for its aggression. At the same time, he said that they are questioning the results of the victory over fascism and the post-war international order.
According to Jiang, while Japanese politicians talk about peace on one hand, they bow to those who bear responsibility for wartime atrocities. He said that such behavior reveals a distorted historical view of Japanese right-wing forces and their dangerous attempt to revive militarism.
The spokesperson emphasized that acknowledging the history of aggression and deeply reflecting on the responsibility for war are the political foundations for developing relations between Japan and its Asian neighbors.
China has therefore called on Japan to truly learn from history, stop its backward steps, and not continue down the path of non-militarism.
Jiang Bin also warned that if Japan continues in this direction and becomes a source of danger and instability for regional peace, it will once again face judgment and historical accountability.
The incident occurred on Saturday, the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II. According to reports, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a financial donation to the Yasukuni Shrine. The shrine also honors Japanese war criminals from World War II and, according to the Chinese side, symbolizes the glorification of Japanese militarism and wartime aggression.
On the same day, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi also visited the shrine, according to reports from Japan's public broadcaster NHK.
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