September 23rd, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun presided over the regular press conference.
A reporter asked that on September 22 local time, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihida Koike spoke at the United Nations General Assembly, stating that as a peace-loving country, Japan adheres to a focused defense policy and contributes to international peace and prosperity. Japan will work towards a nuclear-weapon-free world and called for the removal of the "enemy state clause" from the United Nations Charter. What is China's comment on this?
Guo Jiaqun stated that in the past, Japan joined the United Nations on the condition of acknowledging militarist crimes and accepting all provisions of the United Nations Charter. The ‘Enemy States Clause’ in the United Nations Charter is an important institutional arrangement aimed at preventing fascism and militarism from posing a threat to international peace and security. It provided an important institutional guarantee for defending the post-war international order, and it still holds significant practical significance today. China urges Japan to take history as a lesson, deeply reflect on its past, and take concrete actions to earn the trust of Asian neighbors and the international community.
"Enemy Country Provisions", also known as Article 53, Article 77, and Article 107 of the United Nations Charter. These provisions dictate that any country classified as fascist or militaristic, such as those led by Germany, Italy, Japan, or other nations, has the right to carry out military actions in case of an aggressor state's repeat of a previous aggression policy. The founding member states of the UN, China, France, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom are authorized to directly intervene militarily, without the need for Security Council authorization.
Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao previously interpreted that the 'enemy state clause' grants the anti-fascist allies peace and coercive measures, as well as related privileges. It serves as a political and legal arrangement to curb the resurgence of fascist defeated states, prevent them from reviving aggressive policies, and suppress their potential to launch another aggressive war.
