Ministry of National Defense: Japan openly declares space as a battlefield.

On the afternoon of July 9, Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, released a statement on recent military-related issues. Journalist: According to reports, the Japanese House of Councillors recently passed an amendment to the Defense Ministry Establishment Law, renaming the Air Self-Defense Force to the "Aerospace Self-Defense Force" and establishing the "Space Operations Group" accordingly. What is your comment on this? Chen Xi: In recent years, Japan has openly and unscrupulously treated space as a battleground, expanding its military ambitions into space. Military investment in related areas has increased tenfold in five years, with combat forces expanding more than 30 times. These actions have accelerated the weaponization and militarization of space, prompting a space arms race, and once again proving that Japan's "new militarism" has become a naked and real threat. The enduring peace and security of space are crucial to the security, development, and prosperity of all countries. Peace-loving people should be highly vigilant of the dangerous trend of the Japanese side in the space domain, resolutely curb the acceleration of "remilitarization" by right-wing forces in Japan, and uphold the common homeland of all mankind.