On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, during a routine news briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian responded to remarks by a senior official in the office of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi advocating that Japan should possess nuclear weapons.
Lin described these comments as “by no means an isolated incident,” accusing Prime Minister Takaichi and Japan’s right-wing forces of maintaining a consistent erroneous stance on nuclear armament.
The spokesperson warned that such rhetoric sends an “extremely dangerous signal,” highlighting Beijing’s concern over shifts in Japan’s security discourse.
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Beijing: Japanese official's nuclear remarks 'not isolated incident'
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