BEIJING, Mar. 11 -- "Should Japan dare to violate China's sovereignty and security by force, it will inevitably meet a head-on blow and suffer a greater defeat," said Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a press briefing on Wednesday.

According to reports, Japan has recently started to field long-range missiles capable of attacking enemy bases. The shooting range of the missile is approximately 1000 kilometers, covering the coastal areas of neighboring countries, and its deployment will be completed within this month.

Senior Colonel Jiang noted that right-wing forces in Japan have made frequent moves to accelerate remilitarization, including the push to amend the pacifist Constitution, expediting revisions to the three national security documents, and the attempt to alter the three non-nuclear principles. Now, with the planned fielding of long-range offensive weapons whose range far exceeds its territorial boundaries, Japan has completely stripped away its pretense of "exclusively defense-oriented" principle, "passive defense" strategy and "self-defense" policy.

The spokesperson pointed out that this speaks volumes about the fact that neo-militarism in Japan has become more than just a perilous tendency, but a very real threat that may wreak havoc to the regional peace and security.

"We warn the Japanese side that retreating to the old path of belligerent militarism leads nowhere but self-destruction. Should Japan dare to violate China's sovereignty and security by force, it will inevitably meet a head-on blow and suffer a greater defeat," stressed the spokesperson.