Japan could win understanding from its Asian neighbors,
integrate itself into regional society and avoid political
isolation through its own substantial action, said Chinese expert
Yang Yi in Singapore Thursday.
Delivering a speech at the Regional Outlook Forum held by
Singapore's Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Yang, director of
the Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defense University of
China, said that domestic nationalism has been growing in
Japan.
"Some Japanese leaders are making use of such nationalistic mood
in Japan to push for revision of its peace constitution, deny its
history of aggression in the Second World War and pursue the goal
of becoming a political and military power in the world," Yang
pointed out.
He added that Japanese denial of its history of aggression is a
provocation not only to its Asian neighbors, but also to the United
States' contributions in the Pacific War, to the legitimacy of
Verdict by the Tokyo International Military Court, as well as to
the justice of the anti-Fascist War.
"All countries have the responsibility to help Japan understand
the danger of such activities," Yang stressed, noting that Japan
will be welcomed to contribute more to the peace and prosperity of
the region and the world as a "normal state".
(Xinhua News Agency January 6, 2006)
