1. China and her allies’ powerful military exercises
Facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July. [1][2][3]
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
But, if China and her allies allow Japan to interpret their military exercises as mere show of force, Japan will use China and her allies’ military exercises as an excuse for Japan’s beefing up its military even more and making broad anti-China coalition with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
Thus, China and her allies should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when they make military warning against Japan, so that they can make it clear that it is not mere show of force but preliminary legal punishment against Japan’s evil violation of the UN Enemy State Clause, in advance of China and her allies’ more powerful substantial punishment to be imposed in the future unless Japan stops its neo-militarism and re-militarization.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China can carve out and punish Japan exclusively while maintaining relatively good relations with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
2. Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization
In April 2026, PM Takaichi declared, “It is time the Constitution were revised” at the LDP party convention.
[PM Sanae Takaichi]
With the super majority in the lower house, LDP is planning to revise the Japanese Constitution by 2028 before Trump’s presidential term expires.
The current pacifist Japanese Constitution stipulates in its article 9 that the Japanese people forever renounce war and that land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.
If LDP succeeds to insert an article on JSDF into the Constitution, article 9 will become null and void.
Judging from polls where the majority of the Japanese population are for the revision, it is quite likely that the revision will be accomplished.
At the same time, PM Takaichi is pushing ahead Japan’s getting nuke-armed.
Under the PM Office, the expert panel meeting has been established to discuss revisions of the three security documents.
[The expert panel meeting on revisions of the three security documents]
[List of members of the expert panel meeting]
[Comments of the members]
Judging from members of the meeting, its conclusion is obvious, i.e., getting nuke-armed and building nuclear submarines.
The members include former Chief of Staff of Joint Staff of Japan Self Defense Force Koji Yamazaki, who advocates sharing nuclear weapons with the US, and Professor Noriko Endo of Waseda University, who advocates Japan’s possessing nuclear submarines.
[Former Chief of Staff of Joint Staff of Japan Self Defense Force Koji Yamazaki (right) advocates sharing nuclear weapons with the US]
[Professor Noriko Endo of Waseda University advocates Japan’s possessing nuclear submarines]
[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will build nuclear submarines]
[Hitachi will supply SMR (Small Modular Reactor) for nuclear submarines]
Hitachi and GE have been cooperating in SMR (Small Modular Reactor).
GE has been supplying SMRs for US submarines for several decades.
It is quite likely that Hitachi would receive engineering advice on SMR from GE and supply SMRs for Japanese nuclear submarines.
In November 2025, PM Takaichi declared that Japan would put JSDF into Taiwan contingency and get nuke-armed.
[In November 2025, PM Takaichi declared that Japan would put JSDF into Taiwan contingency and get nuke-armed]
In March 2026, Japan deployed extended-range missiles in Kumamoto-city of Kyushu Island, which can hit the coastal area of China. This fact proves that Japan has a “capacity” to commit an aggression. [4]
[On March 9th, Japan hurriedly deployed extended-range missiles to Kumamoto-city of Kyushu Island, Japan that can hit the coastal area of China]
[The distance between Kumamoto-city and Shanghai is less than 1,000 km, which means Shanghai is well within the range of JSDF’s missiles]
Japan has also deployed Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile missiles in Shizuoka Prefecture, which can hit the Chinese mainland. [5]
In addition to missiles deployed in Kyushu Island and Shizuoka Prefecture, JSDF modified one of 8 Aegis destroyers so that it can launch Tomahawk missiles which can hit Beijing from East China Sea with nuclear warheads. [6]
JSDF is planing to modify all of its 8 Aegis destroyers so that they can launch Tomahawk missiles.
[JSDF’s Aegis destroyer “Chokai” was modified to launch Tomahawk missiles which can be equipped with nuclear warheads]
[Tomahawk missiles have range of 2,000 km. JSDF’s Aegis destroyer can launch Tomahawk missiles from off Okinawa Island to hit Beijing]
Furthermore, JSDF participated in US-Philippines military exercise Balikatan 2026 in early May, during which JSDF launched Type 88 anti-ship missile, hitting a target ship in the Luzon Strait, which locates between the Philippines and Taiwan. [7]
[JSDF’s Type 88 anti-ship missile manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industrirs]
[JSDF’s Type 88 anti-ship missile hit a target ship in the Luzon Strait]
3. China should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when warning against Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization
Immediately after the deployment of long-range missiles that can hit China’s mainland and US-Philippines joint exercise Balikatan 2026, PM Takaichi visited the Philippines in late May and agreed that Japan would start negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan in late May, excluding China despite the area includes China’s EEZ.
This is Japan’s calculated action.
[Immediately after the deployment of long-range missiles that can hit China’s mainland, PM Takaichi visited the Philippines and meet with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.]
[China, Japan and Philippines’s EEZs overlap each other. Japan and the Philippines’ negotiations on maritime boundaries excluding China is illegal]
Before long, Japan would let Taiwan join the negotiations in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan, treating Taiwan as if it were a sovereign country.
Japan would say, “As a matter of fact, it is the Taiwan government that control the Taiwan island. Therefore, it is practical and reasonable that maritime boundaries should be determined by Japan, Philippines and Taiwan.”
Shigeru Kitamura, former Japanese government security adviser, commented that Japan’s coastguard and Taiwan’s coastguard should work together to cope with China. [8]
Japan is now arrogantly trying to determine maritime boundaries, ignoring China, with the threat of force of long-range missiles. This is nothing but military aggression. This is exactly the same method that Japan used in Mukden incident of 1931, establishment of Manchukuo of 1932 and Sino-Japanese War, which started in 1937.
In order to prevent Japan and other axis powers’ renewal of aggression policies, the United Nations provides the UN Enemy State Clause in article 53 of the UN Charter.
[Signing the UN Charter by a Chinese representative, 1945]
Article 53(1) allows member states to take enforcement measures against an enemy state without prior Security Council authorization, if these measures were aimed at preventing a renewal of that State's aggressive policy.
Article 53(2) defines an enemy State as any State that was an enemy of any signatory of the UN Charter during World War II. This coveres, in particular, Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland and Thailand.
[Article 53 of the UN Charter]
Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and using its missiles to threaten China constitutes exactly what article 53 (1) stipulates as a renewal of enemy state's aggressive policy.
Therefore, China and her allies are entitled to take enforcement measures to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization.
Thus, China should not treat Japan’s negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan as mere territorial disputes against China.
Rather, China should treat it as an attempt to recognize Taiwan as an independent country and therefore a blatant aggression against China, which is a part of Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and constitutes a violation of the UN Enemy Clause.
China’s counter-actions against Japan’s negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan should not be mere enforcement of China’s domestic law to protect only China’s national interest.
[China’s coastguard vessel patrolling the area to the east of Taiwan]
Rather, China’s counter-actions should be enforcement of the UN Enemy State Clause and international law, representing the UN and world nations’ interests under international order established after WW2.
China should not treat Japan as an equal state. If China treat Japan as an equal state, Japan will try to use the dispute with China as an excuse to beef up its military and organize anti-China coalition among states.
Rather, China should treat Japan as a perpetrator and wrongdoer who violates the UN Enemy State Clause. Then, China will be able to single out and punish Japan exclusively, making Japan isolated and blamed in the international community.
China’s counter-actions should not be limited to enforcement of China’s domestic law by China’s coastguard.
China’s counter-actions should be more powerful sanctions and military measures together with her allies of Russia and DPRK to punish Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and its violation of the UN Enemy State Clause.
In early July, facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July.
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
If China and her allies allow Japan to interpret their military exercises as mere show of force, Japan will use China and her allies’ military exercises as an excuse for Japan’s beefing up its military even more and making broad anti-China coalition with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
Thus, China and her allies should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when they make military warning against Japan, so that they can make it clear that it is not mere show of force but preliminary legal punishment against Japan’s evil violation of the UN Enemy State Clause, in advance of China and her allies’ more powerful substantial punishment to be imposed in the future unless Japan stops its neo-militarism and re-militarization.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China can carve out and punish Japan exclusively while maintaining relatively good relations with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
4. China’s counter actions
In order to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization, China should take powerful counter-actions.
Each measures should taken with invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause as legal and legitimate punishment against Japan, which is a perpetrator and wrongdoer violating international law and the international order established after WW2.
(1) Economic sanctions
China has already imposed economic sanctions, targeting Japan’s military industrial complex, by stopping export of rare earth to Japan.
When China imposes economic sanctions against Japan, China should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause to show the legality and legitimacy.
Considering cooperation among the West countries military industrial complexes, it is likely that Japan will try to ask the US, Europe or othercountries to transfer their imported rare earth and even arrange smuggling rare earth secretly from the US, Europe or other countries.
For example, the West’s intelligence organizations such as CIA are very skillful in smuggling.
China should be vigilant against Japan’s attempt to acquire and arrange smuggling rare earth from the US, Europe or other countries.
If necessary, China should stop exporting rare earth not only to Japan but the West countries to make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and crippled as a whole.
(2) Military warning
In early July, facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July.
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
China and her allies should intensify their military warning incrementally.
If Japan doesn’t stop its neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies should launch missiles into Japan’s EEZ.
[Japan’s territorial sea and EEZ]
(3) Naval and air blockade
China, Russia and DPRK can jointly impose naval and air blockade against Japan from time to time for limited period of time ranging from one week to a few months.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China, Russia and DPRK can resort to military enforcement measures including naval blockade and air blockade.
As the naval blockade and air blockade are imposed not as act of war but legal and legitimate enforcement under the UN Enemy State Clause, these activities do not contradict China’s policy of peaceful rise.
Rather, it is China’s obligation under the UN Charter to execute enforcement of the UN Enemy State Clause in order to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization.
Naval blockade is to be implemented by China, Russia and DPRK’s warships.
Air blockade is to be implemented by China’s warplanes and swarm of military drones over Japan’s air space.
Naval blockade and air blockade will have devastating and fatal effects over Japan’s economy and corporate activities.
(4) Iran’s shutting off Strait of Hormuz against Japan’s ships
For peace of Asia, China and Iran should work together to thwart Japan’s getting nuke-armed.
If Japan proceeds with getting nuke-armed, China should stop exporting rare earth to Japan, and Iran should close Strait of Hormuz to Japan’s ships.
Japan depends on the Middle East for as much as 90% of its imported oil. If Iran warns to Japan that Japan should not get nuke-armed and that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz to Japan’s ships in case Japan seeks for getting nuke-armed, it will be most decisive effects upon Japan’s leadership.
Iran’s FM Araghchi should say to Japan, “As a friend of Japan, Iran advises Japan not to seek for getting nuke-armed because it will jeopardize peace of Asia. Don’t behave as a US proxy. Otherwise, Iran and Oman will close Strait Hormuz to Japan’s ships.”
[Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi]
(5) China and her allies military operations against Japan
If Japan doesn’t stop its neo-militarism and re-militarization despite China and her allies’ having implemented all of the above, China and her allies will conduct military operations directly against Japan as enforcement measures under the UN Enemy State Clause.
In order to prevent prolonged warfare and finish the war ideally in several days and in a few weeks at longest, China and her allies should execute the most saturated intensifying all out military operations from day one.
Please refer to my previous article of May 27th 2026 on the detail of China’s military attack against Japan.
[PLA’s hypersonic missile DF-17]
[PLA’s anti-ship cruise missile YJ-18]
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[PLA’s ballistic missile DF-26]
5. China should take decisive actions
The Japanese people’s evil and savage nature is essentially unchanged since the days of Nanjing massacre and Unit 731.
With no repentance on its war crimes in WW2, Japan is planning to supply weapons to Australia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan in an attempt to surround China with Japan’s weapons.
Reportedly, Japan is planning to export Type 88 anti-ship missile to Philippines. [9]
Soon, Japan will withdraw from NPT, which the US and European countries will accept.
Japan will either share nukes with the US or produce its own nukes, using domestically accumulated plutonium.
Japan will build nuclear submarines with VLS from which ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads will be launched.
After getting nuke-armed, Japan will become even more arrogant and offensive against China. Japan will actively intervene Taiwan issue and South China issue, allying with Philippines, Vietnam and Australia.
The US will use Japan as its proxy to attack China.
The US’s strategic objective is to make Japan wage nuclear war with China while the US stays away the conflict.
Supported by the US, UK, France and Germany, Japan and Philippines’ negotiation to finalize boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan is an attempt to recognize Taiwan as an independent country and therefore a blatant aggression against China.
Japan is trying to make Taiwan its protectorate and colony again by providing military protection for Taiwan. Japan is trying to get nuke-armed and provide nuclear-umbrella for Taiwan.
A war between China and Japan can break out from either Taiwan contingency or South China Sea disputes or Diaoyu Islands issue.
China should take decisive actions to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization now, invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause.
6. The West’s futile efforts of beefing up military and promoting their economy
The West are trying to bolster their economy by beefing up military and promoting their military industrial complexes.
The West is being overwhelmed by China’s more excellent and at the same time less expensive products and services in almost every field ranging from EVs, AIs, humanoid robots, drones, self-driving cars, 5G & 6G, solar modules, wind turbines, household appliances, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, quantum computers to medical services etc.
[China’s New Quality Productive Forces]
[China is dominating every area of industries with more excellent at the same time less expensive products]
The West are promoting military industrial complexes because, in the area of defense industry, they are not exposed to competition with China.
Germany has thrown away its low-profile attitude on military affairs and declared that it will become the strongest military power in Europe by 2039, which, whether by accident or by intention, is the 100th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion against Poland of 1939.
The West countries’ military industrial complexes are busy in cooperating and collaborating each other.
Rheinmetall, Germany’s defense giant, announced that it would establish its manufacturing facilities in Japan. [10]
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it would cooperate with Europe’s Airbus to manufacture anti-submarine drones. [11]
[Europe’s major defense companies]
[Japan’s major defense companies]
China’s invoking and referring to the UN Enemy Clause to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization will affect Germany, another enemy state during WW2.
Currently, Germany is planning to become the strongest military power in Europe by 2039. But, it could be interpreted as a renewal of aggression policy and a violation of the UN Enemy Clause.
Fearing being sanctioned and punished like Japan, Germany will scale down its defense policy significantly.
[The US’s major defense companies]
Furthermore, if necessary, China should stop exporting rare earth not only to Japan but the West countries to make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and crippled as a whole.
China should make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and lead the West to peaceful economy.
Thank you.
References:
(1) ”Chinese navy conducts test launch of strategic missile by submarine”, July 6th 2026, Xinhua
(2) ”Kim Jong-un Unleashes Nuclear-Capable Kang Kon Destroyer as North Korea Expands Maritime Strike Power Against US Allies”, July 5th 2026, Defense Security Asia
(3) ”China, Russia conduct live-force, live-fire drills at sea”, July 9th 2026, Xinhua
(4) 「熊本、静岡に長射程ミサイル配備 初の反撃能力、中国など念頭―防衛省」、2026年3月31日、時事通信
(5) 「熊本、静岡に長射程ミサイル配備 初の反撃能力、中国など念頭―防衛省」、2026年3月31日、時事通信
(6) 「イージス艦にトマホーク発射能力 敵基地攻撃、米で改修後に帰国」、2026年3月27日、共同通信
(7) ”Japan fires first Type 88 anti-ship missiles overseas during Balikatan 2026 exercise in Philippines”, May 8th 2026, Army Recognition
(8) 「台日は沿岸警備当局の合同演習を 北村元国家安全保障局長が提言／台湾」、2026年7月10日、フォーカス台湾
(9) ”Japan weighs anti-ship missile exports to Philippines”, May 15th 2026, The Mainichi
(10) ”Major German defense firm Rheinmetall eyes production base in Japan”, June 23rd 2026, The Japan Times
(11) ”Airbus and Kawasaki Team Up for Anti-Submarine Warfare Eurodrone Variant”, June 26th 2026, Medium
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect nor represent the policy or position of any government, party, or organization.
Facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July. [1][2][3]
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
But, if China and her allies allow Japan to interpret their military exercises as mere show of force, Japan will use China and her allies’ military exercises as an excuse for Japan’s beefing up its military even more and making broad anti-China coalition with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
Thus, China and her allies should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when they make military warning against Japan, so that they can make it clear that it is not mere show of force but preliminary legal punishment against Japan’s evil violation of the UN Enemy State Clause, in advance of China and her allies’ more powerful substantial punishment to be imposed in the future unless Japan stops its neo-militarism and re-militarization.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China can carve out and punish Japan exclusively while maintaining relatively good relations with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
2. Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization
In April 2026, PM Takaichi declared, “It is time the Constitution were revised” at the LDP party convention.
[PM Sanae Takaichi]
With the super majority in the lower house, LDP is planning to revise the Japanese Constitution by 2028 before Trump’s presidential term expires.
The current pacifist Japanese Constitution stipulates in its article 9 that the Japanese people forever renounce war and that land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained.
If LDP succeeds to insert an article on JSDF into the Constitution, article 9 will become null and void.
Judging from polls where the majority of the Japanese population are for the revision, it is quite likely that the revision will be accomplished.
At the same time, PM Takaichi is pushing ahead Japan’s getting nuke-armed.
Under the PM Office, the expert panel meeting has been established to discuss revisions of the three security documents.
[The expert panel meeting on revisions of the three security documents]
[List of members of the expert panel meeting]
[Comments of the members]
Judging from members of the meeting, its conclusion is obvious, i.e., getting nuke-armed and building nuclear submarines.
The members include former Chief of Staff of Joint Staff of Japan Self Defense Force Koji Yamazaki, who advocates sharing nuclear weapons with the US, and Professor Noriko Endo of Waseda University, who advocates Japan’s possessing nuclear submarines.
[Former Chief of Staff of Joint Staff of Japan Self Defense Force Koji Yamazaki (right) advocates sharing nuclear weapons with the US]
[Professor Noriko Endo of Waseda University advocates Japan’s possessing nuclear submarines]
[Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will build nuclear submarines]
[Hitachi will supply SMR (Small Modular Reactor) for nuclear submarines]
Hitachi and GE have been cooperating in SMR (Small Modular Reactor).
GE has been supplying SMRs for US submarines for several decades.
It is quite likely that Hitachi would receive engineering advice on SMR from GE and supply SMRs for Japanese nuclear submarines.
In November 2025, PM Takaichi declared that Japan would put JSDF into Taiwan contingency and get nuke-armed.
[In November 2025, PM Takaichi declared that Japan would put JSDF into Taiwan contingency and get nuke-armed]
In March 2026, Japan deployed extended-range missiles in Kumamoto-city of Kyushu Island, which can hit the coastal area of China. This fact proves that Japan has a “capacity” to commit an aggression. [4]
[On March 9th, Japan hurriedly deployed extended-range missiles to Kumamoto-city of Kyushu Island, Japan that can hit the coastal area of China]
[The distance between Kumamoto-city and Shanghai is less than 1,000 km, which means Shanghai is well within the range of JSDF’s missiles]
Japan has also deployed Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile missiles in Shizuoka Prefecture, which can hit the Chinese mainland. [5]
In addition to missiles deployed in Kyushu Island and Shizuoka Prefecture, JSDF modified one of 8 Aegis destroyers so that it can launch Tomahawk missiles which can hit Beijing from East China Sea with nuclear warheads. [6]
JSDF is planing to modify all of its 8 Aegis destroyers so that they can launch Tomahawk missiles.
[JSDF’s Aegis destroyer “Chokai” was modified to launch Tomahawk missiles which can be equipped with nuclear warheads]
[Tomahawk missiles have range of 2,000 km. JSDF’s Aegis destroyer can launch Tomahawk missiles from off Okinawa Island to hit Beijing]
Furthermore, JSDF participated in US-Philippines military exercise Balikatan 2026 in early May, during which JSDF launched Type 88 anti-ship missile, hitting a target ship in the Luzon Strait, which locates between the Philippines and Taiwan. [7]
[JSDF’s Type 88 anti-ship missile manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industrirs]
[JSDF’s Type 88 anti-ship missile hit a target ship in the Luzon Strait]
3. China should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when warning against Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization
Immediately after the deployment of long-range missiles that can hit China’s mainland and US-Philippines joint exercise Balikatan 2026, PM Takaichi visited the Philippines in late May and agreed that Japan would start negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan in late May, excluding China despite the area includes China’s EEZ.
This is Japan’s calculated action.
[Immediately after the deployment of long-range missiles that can hit China’s mainland, PM Takaichi visited the Philippines and meet with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.]
[China, Japan and Philippines’s EEZs overlap each other. Japan and the Philippines’ negotiations on maritime boundaries excluding China is illegal]
Before long, Japan would let Taiwan join the negotiations in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan, treating Taiwan as if it were a sovereign country.
Japan would say, “As a matter of fact, it is the Taiwan government that control the Taiwan island. Therefore, it is practical and reasonable that maritime boundaries should be determined by Japan, Philippines and Taiwan.”
Shigeru Kitamura, former Japanese government security adviser, commented that Japan’s coastguard and Taiwan’s coastguard should work together to cope with China. [8]
Japan is now arrogantly trying to determine maritime boundaries, ignoring China, with the threat of force of long-range missiles. This is nothing but military aggression. This is exactly the same method that Japan used in Mukden incident of 1931, establishment of Manchukuo of 1932 and Sino-Japanese War, which started in 1937.
In order to prevent Japan and other axis powers’ renewal of aggression policies, the United Nations provides the UN Enemy State Clause in article 53 of the UN Charter.
[Signing the UN Charter by a Chinese representative, 1945]
Article 53(1) allows member states to take enforcement measures against an enemy state without prior Security Council authorization, if these measures were aimed at preventing a renewal of that State's aggressive policy.
Article 53(2) defines an enemy State as any State that was an enemy of any signatory of the UN Charter during World War II. This coveres, in particular, Germany, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Finland and Thailand.
[Article 53 of the UN Charter]
Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and using its missiles to threaten China constitutes exactly what article 53 (1) stipulates as a renewal of enemy state's aggressive policy.
Therefore, China and her allies are entitled to take enforcement measures to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization.
Thus, China should not treat Japan’s negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan as mere territorial disputes against China.
Rather, China should treat it as an attempt to recognize Taiwan as an independent country and therefore a blatant aggression against China, which is a part of Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and constitutes a violation of the UN Enemy Clause.
China’s counter-actions against Japan’s negotiations with the Philippines in finalizing maritime boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan should not be mere enforcement of China’s domestic law to protect only China’s national interest.
[China’s coastguard vessel patrolling the area to the east of Taiwan]
Rather, China’s counter-actions should be enforcement of the UN Enemy State Clause and international law, representing the UN and world nations’ interests under international order established after WW2.
China should not treat Japan as an equal state. If China treat Japan as an equal state, Japan will try to use the dispute with China as an excuse to beef up its military and organize anti-China coalition among states.
Rather, China should treat Japan as a perpetrator and wrongdoer who violates the UN Enemy State Clause. Then, China will be able to single out and punish Japan exclusively, making Japan isolated and blamed in the international community.
China’s counter-actions should not be limited to enforcement of China’s domestic law by China’s coastguard.
China’s counter-actions should be more powerful sanctions and military measures together with her allies of Russia and DPRK to punish Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization and its violation of the UN Enemy State Clause.
In early July, facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July.
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
If China and her allies allow Japan to interpret their military exercises as mere show of force, Japan will use China and her allies’ military exercises as an excuse for Japan’s beefing up its military even more and making broad anti-China coalition with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
Thus, China and her allies should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause when they make military warning against Japan, so that they can make it clear that it is not mere show of force but preliminary legal punishment against Japan’s evil violation of the UN Enemy State Clause, in advance of China and her allies’ more powerful substantial punishment to be imposed in the future unless Japan stops its neo-militarism and re-militarization.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China can carve out and punish Japan exclusively while maintaining relatively good relations with the US, ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific island countries and European countries.
4. China’s counter actions
In order to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization, China should take powerful counter-actions.
Each measures should taken with invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause as legal and legitimate punishment against Japan, which is a perpetrator and wrongdoer violating international law and the international order established after WW2.
(1) Economic sanctions
China has already imposed economic sanctions, targeting Japan’s military industrial complex, by stopping export of rare earth to Japan.
When China imposes economic sanctions against Japan, China should invoke and refer to the UN Enemy State Clause to show the legality and legitimacy.
Considering cooperation among the West countries military industrial complexes, it is likely that Japan will try to ask the US, Europe or othercountries to transfer their imported rare earth and even arrange smuggling rare earth secretly from the US, Europe or other countries.
For example, the West’s intelligence organizations such as CIA are very skillful in smuggling.
China should be vigilant against Japan’s attempt to acquire and arrange smuggling rare earth from the US, Europe or other countries.
If necessary, China should stop exporting rare earth not only to Japan but the West countries to make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and crippled as a whole.
(2) Military warning
In early July, facing Japan’s evil neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies conducted powerful military exercises to give a warning to Japan in early July.
[In early July, China launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) from her submarine]
[In early July, DPRK launched cruise missiles from its warship]
[China and Russia’s navies conducted joint naval drills off Qingdao, China]
China and her allies should intensify their military warning incrementally.
If Japan doesn’t stop its neo-militarism and re-militarization, China and her allies should launch missiles into Japan’s EEZ.
[Japan’s territorial sea and EEZ]
(3) Naval and air blockade
China, Russia and DPRK can jointly impose naval and air blockade against Japan from time to time for limited period of time ranging from one week to a few months.
By invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause, China, Russia and DPRK can resort to military enforcement measures including naval blockade and air blockade.
As the naval blockade and air blockade are imposed not as act of war but legal and legitimate enforcement under the UN Enemy State Clause, these activities do not contradict China’s policy of peaceful rise.
Rather, it is China’s obligation under the UN Charter to execute enforcement of the UN Enemy State Clause in order to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization.
Naval blockade is to be implemented by China, Russia and DPRK’s warships.
Air blockade is to be implemented by China’s warplanes and swarm of military drones over Japan’s air space.
Naval blockade and air blockade will have devastating and fatal effects over Japan’s economy and corporate activities.
(4) Iran’s shutting off Strait of Hormuz against Japan’s ships
For peace of Asia, China and Iran should work together to thwart Japan’s getting nuke-armed.
If Japan proceeds with getting nuke-armed, China should stop exporting rare earth to Japan, and Iran should close Strait of Hormuz to Japan’s ships.
Japan depends on the Middle East for as much as 90% of its imported oil. If Iran warns to Japan that Japan should not get nuke-armed and that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz to Japan’s ships in case Japan seeks for getting nuke-armed, it will be most decisive effects upon Japan’s leadership.
Iran’s FM Araghchi should say to Japan, “As a friend of Japan, Iran advises Japan not to seek for getting nuke-armed because it will jeopardize peace of Asia. Don’t behave as a US proxy. Otherwise, Iran and Oman will close Strait Hormuz to Japan’s ships.”
[Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi]
(5) China and her allies military operations against Japan
If Japan doesn’t stop its neo-militarism and re-militarization despite China and her allies’ having implemented all of the above, China and her allies will conduct military operations directly against Japan as enforcement measures under the UN Enemy State Clause.
In order to prevent prolonged warfare and finish the war ideally in several days and in a few weeks at longest, China and her allies should execute the most saturated intensifying all out military operations from day one.
Please refer to my previous article of May 27th 2026 on the detail of China’s military attack against Japan.
[PLA’s hypersonic missile DF-17]
[PLA’s anti-ship cruise missile YJ-18]
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[PLA’s ballistic missile DF-26]
5. China should take decisive actions
The Japanese people’s evil and savage nature is essentially unchanged since the days of Nanjing massacre and Unit 731.
With no repentance on its war crimes in WW2, Japan is planning to supply weapons to Australia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan in an attempt to surround China with Japan’s weapons.
Reportedly, Japan is planning to export Type 88 anti-ship missile to Philippines. [9]
Soon, Japan will withdraw from NPT, which the US and European countries will accept.
Japan will either share nukes with the US or produce its own nukes, using domestically accumulated plutonium.
Japan will build nuclear submarines with VLS from which ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads will be launched.
After getting nuke-armed, Japan will become even more arrogant and offensive against China. Japan will actively intervene Taiwan issue and South China issue, allying with Philippines, Vietnam and Australia.
The US will use Japan as its proxy to attack China.
The US’s strategic objective is to make Japan wage nuclear war with China while the US stays away the conflict.
Supported by the US, UK, France and Germany, Japan and Philippines’ negotiation to finalize boundaries of the area to the east of Taiwan is an attempt to recognize Taiwan as an independent country and therefore a blatant aggression against China.
Japan is trying to make Taiwan its protectorate and colony again by providing military protection for Taiwan. Japan is trying to get nuke-armed and provide nuclear-umbrella for Taiwan.
A war between China and Japan can break out from either Taiwan contingency or South China Sea disputes or Diaoyu Islands issue.
China should take decisive actions to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization now, invoking and referring to the UN Enemy State Clause.
6. The West’s futile efforts of beefing up military and promoting their economy
The West are trying to bolster their economy by beefing up military and promoting their military industrial complexes.
The West is being overwhelmed by China’s more excellent and at the same time less expensive products and services in almost every field ranging from EVs, AIs, humanoid robots, drones, self-driving cars, 5G & 6G, solar modules, wind turbines, household appliances, shipbuilding, pharmaceuticals, quantum computers to medical services etc.
[China’s New Quality Productive Forces]
[China is dominating every area of industries with more excellent at the same time less expensive products]
The West are promoting military industrial complexes because, in the area of defense industry, they are not exposed to competition with China.
Germany has thrown away its low-profile attitude on military affairs and declared that it will become the strongest military power in Europe by 2039, which, whether by accident or by intention, is the 100th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion against Poland of 1939.
The West countries’ military industrial complexes are busy in cooperating and collaborating each other.
Rheinmetall, Germany’s defense giant, announced that it would establish its manufacturing facilities in Japan. [10]
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that it would cooperate with Europe’s Airbus to manufacture anti-submarine drones. [11]
[Europe’s major defense companies]
[Japan’s major defense companies]
China’s invoking and referring to the UN Enemy Clause to stop Japan’s neo-militarism and re-militarization will affect Germany, another enemy state during WW2.
Currently, Germany is planning to become the strongest military power in Europe by 2039. But, it could be interpreted as a renewal of aggression policy and a violation of the UN Enemy Clause.
Fearing being sanctioned and punished like Japan, Germany will scale down its defense policy significantly.
[The US’s major defense companies]
Furthermore, if necessary, China should stop exporting rare earth not only to Japan but the West countries to make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and crippled as a whole.
China should make the West’s military industrial complexes dysfunctional and lead the West to peaceful economy.
Thank you.
References:
(1) ”Chinese navy conducts test launch of strategic missile by submarine”, July 6th 2026, Xinhua
(2) ”Kim Jong-un Unleashes Nuclear-Capable Kang Kon Destroyer as North Korea Expands Maritime Strike Power Against US Allies”, July 5th 2026, Defense Security Asia
(3) ”China, Russia conduct live-force, live-fire drills at sea”, July 9th 2026, Xinhua
(4) 「熊本、静岡に長射程ミサイル配備 初の反撃能力、中国など念頭―防衛省」、2026年3月31日、時事通信
(5) 「熊本、静岡に長射程ミサイル配備 初の反撃能力、中国など念頭―防衛省」、2026年3月31日、時事通信
(6) 「イージス艦にトマホーク発射能力 敵基地攻撃、米で改修後に帰国」、2026年3月27日、共同通信
(7) ”Japan fires first Type 88 anti-ship missiles overseas during Balikatan 2026 exercise in Philippines”, May 8th 2026, Army Recognition
(8) 「台日は沿岸警備当局の合同演習を 北村元国家安全保障局長が提言／台湾」、2026年7月10日、フォーカス台湾
(9) ”Japan weighs anti-ship missile exports to Philippines”, May 15th 2026, The Mainichi
(10) ”Major German defense firm Rheinmetall eyes production base in Japan”, June 23rd 2026, The Japan Times
(11) ”Airbus and Kawasaki Team Up for Anti-Submarine Warfare Eurodrone Variant”, June 26th 2026, Medium
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