China reacts to suggestion by former Japanese prime minister to deploy US nuclear missiles in the country.

247 - "Japanese politicians have made several absurd comments that openly violate the three anti-nuclear principles," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, reacting to the suggestion by the former Japanese prime minister to deploy US nuclear missiles in the country, RT reports.

"For China, this violates the three anti-nuclear principles and some of Japan's obligations as a ratifier of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Tuesday (1). "Furthermore, in considering nuclear cooperation with the US, Japan has fully revealed its dangerous tendency toward militarism," the diplomat said, adding that Tokyo should "reflect deeply on its history."

The Three Anti-Nuclear Principles, a resolution adopted by the Japanese Parliament in 1971, state that Japan, the only nation to be attacked by an atomic bomb, "will not possess or manufacture nuclear weapons, nor will it permit their introduction into the Japanese market or territory."

However, Abe said during an interview last Sunday that Japan should no longer consider the possibility of having nuclear weapons on its territory as taboo and that his compatriots need to "understand how world security is maintained."

Following the former leader's statements, Japan's current Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, assured Parliament on Tuesday during a speech that his nation has no intention of sharing nuclear energy with the US, thus rejecting the idea of ​​hosting American nuclear weapons. 

"It is unacceptable, given our country's position, which upholds the three non-nuclear principles," said the head of the Japanese government.

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