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Japan inflates 'external threat' to accelerate remilitarization — Chinese Foreign Ministry

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According to Guo Jiakun, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi "refused to reflect on Japan’s history of aggression during World War II and even said that a Taiwan emergency would pose a threat to Tokyo’s survival"

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