Overview
- In a PLA Daily commentary, author Xu Yizhen said provocative actions by right‑wing Japanese politicians could plunge Asia into peril.
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun warned that tolerating such words and deeds would revive the specter of militarism.
- China is set to hold a state-led ceremony in Nanjing for the 88th anniversary, with citywide sirens at 10:01 a.m., under a commemoration established in 2014.
- The warnings cite Takaichi’s November 7 statement to parliament that a Taiwan contingency could be a “survival‑threatening situation” for Japan.
- China’s official account places Nanjing’s death toll above 300,000, a figure Japan disputes, and Japan’s embassy in China has advised citizens on safety during the anniversary.