China Military Online (October 11) objected to Japan's plans to create a so-called active cyber
defense framework and write this in the National Security Strategy revised this year, thus
authorizing relevant government agencies to carry out normalized patrol and other activities in
cyberspace, especially network intrusions in a non-combat state. It said if Japan puts this plan
to seek a military breakthrough in cyberspace into practice, it will be the latest proof of its
attempt to subvert the post-WWII international order and negate its pacifist constitution. It is
also an extremely irresponsible and dangerous move that will cause instability and conflict in
cyberspace. Asserting that cyberspace should not be the new domain for Japan to repeat
military expansion, it reminded that upholding the pacifist constitution is Japan’s special
obligation under international law. Creating pre-emptive military forces in cyberspace and
carrying out “network intrusions” violates the obligation of Japan as a losing party in WWII.
It accused the US of turning Cyberspace into a geopolitical arena and in its narrow perspective
of major-country competition, introducing military alliance and ideological divergences into
cyberspace to stir up major-country confrontation and divide the digital domain. It said as a
losing party in WWII, Japan should have cherished the peaceful environment today even more.
Emphasising that the cyber issue should not be the new tool for Japan to muddy the waters in
the Asia Pacific, it said Cyberspace is becoming a new position of Japan’s efforts to counter
and curb China and draw conflicts to the East.
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