A second Ukraine will be born? Fumio Kishida's words spread all over the world, and China responded quickly

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked that the leaders of two Asian countries, Japan and South Korea, participated in the NATO summit this year. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the security and defense of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are inseparable, and attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by coercive means continue to occur in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. "Tomorrow's East Asia may become the second Ukraine." Fang is deeply in crisis.

Different from the views and positions of the Japanese side, the South Korean side emphasized that the era of the prosperity of South Korea's export economy through China is coming to an end, and South Korea should strengthen cooperation with Europe to develop its economy. This is a "de-China" argument. How does China respond to these remarks by Japan and the ROK?

Zhao Lijian said that we have noticed relevant reports. Japan repeated its old tune at the NATO summit, and kept saying it opposed unilaterally changing the status quo with its strength. In fact, Japan was looking for an excuse for its own expansion of military and armed forces. Gotta be clear.

"When talking about the future of East Asia, you should first think about what happened in East Asia yesterday?" Zhao Lijian pointed out that if the Japanese side really wants peace and stability in East Asia, it should seriously reflect on its history of militarism and aggression and learn from it, instead of going around Fan the flames, lest the world be in chaos.

Zhao Lijian said that the Japanese side emphasizes that it welcomes NATO to increase its investment in the Indo-Pacific region, and intends to act as the vanguard of "NATO's Asia-Pacificization". This approach is purely selfish and holds a Cold War mentality. It will only provoke camp confrontation in the region and create confrontation and division, which will not benefit regional countries including Japan. East Asia is a highland of peace and stability, a hot spot for cooperative development, not a geopolitical arena. Any action that undermines the peace and stability of the region and undermines the unity and cooperation of the region will meet the common opposition of the Chinese people and the people of East Asian countries and is doomed to fail.

Zhao Lijian reiterated that the development of relations between countries should be conducive to world peace and stability, and should not target or damage the interests of third parties. China will pay close attention to NATO-related developments, and will not sit idly by if it harms China's interests.

"Finally, I would like to say that China and South Korea are both important countries in Asia, important cooperative partners to each other, and have extensive common interests. Both China and South Korea should make continuous efforts to advance the strategic partnership between the two countries with the times, and work together to maintain peace Promote peace, stability and development in Asia," Zhao Lijian said.