China urges Japan to reflect on history of aggression, adhere to peaceful development

BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday urged Japan to reflect deeply on its history of aggression and adhere to peaceful development.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to recent remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding constitutional revision to explicitly recognize the country's Self-Defense Forces.