China Backs Russia on UN Article 107, Accusing Japan of 80-Year Remilitarization Push
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Updated · chicago.china-consulate.gov.cn · Aug 19
China Backs Russia on UN Article 107, Accusing Japan of 80-Year Remilitarization Push
1 articles · Updated · chicago.china-consulate.gov.cn · Aug 19
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China said it agrees with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the UN Charter’s “Enemy State Clauses,” including Article 107, remain important as concerns grow over Japan under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Lin Jian said reaffirming those clauses is especially significant 80 years after the Tokyo Trials because they defend the WWII settlement and help prevent any revival of Japanese militarism.
Beijing argued Japan remains bound by the Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Proclamation and Instrument of Surrender, calling those documents legal cornerstones of the postwar order and prerequisites for Japan’s return to the international community.
The ministry accused the Takaichi administration of evading wartime responsibility, glorifying past crimes and trying to abandon pacifism, break constitutional and legal constraints, and accelerate remilitarization.
China urged “peace-loving nations” to jointly resist Japanese right-wing forces, framing the dispute as part of a broader fight to preserve the postwar international order.
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