BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — The Japanese authorities should listen to the call of the people, fulfill the country’s obligation under international law of not accepting, producing, possessing or proliferating nuclear weapons, and stop playing with fire on the issue of nuclear weapons, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
Spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks when answering a query regarding a recent survey conducted by the Japan Association for Public Opinion Research.
The survey showed that 76 percent of people in Japan support upholding the country’s three non-nuclear principles of not producing, possessing or allowing nuclear weapons on its territory. The survey also found that 77 percent of the respondents believe Japan should not pursue nuclear sharing, an arrangement under which the United States would station nuclear weapons in Japan.
The fact that nearly 80 percent of people in Japan support upholding the three non-nuclear principles and oppose nuclear sharing speaks to the Japanese public’s overwhelming and clear-cut opposition to possessing nuclear weapons, said Lin, adding that it also reflects how much the Japanese public cherishes peace and prosperity which has not come easy.
Recent moves by those running the Japanese government to clamor for “nuclear option” and seek to violate the three non-nuclear principles only reveal the inflating political and military ambitions of Japanese right-wing forces, who are gambling with the future of over 100 million Japanese people, said Lin.
“The will of the people must not be defied,” Lin said, noting that the Japanese authorities should not repeat the wrong path of miscalculating the historical trend and acting against the people’s will for peace.
