Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning said in response to questions at a regular press conference on the 30th that Japan's abandonment of chemical weapons in China was one of the serious crimes committed by the Japanese militarists during the war of aggression against China, and it still endangers the lives, property, and ecological environment safety of the Chinese people to this day. The complete destruction of Japan's chemical weapons is a historical, political, and legal responsibility that Japan cannot shirk. Japan should have completed the destruction of Japanese heritage chemical weapons in 2007 in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the requirements of the memorandum of understanding between the Chinese and Japanese governments. However, Japan's implementation of the agreement was insufficient in good faith and investment. The destruction plan has been overdue four times. The Japanese chemical weapons disposal process is seriously lagging behind, and the safety hazards of Japanese heritage chemical weapons persist. The Chinese side strongly urges Japan to fully and faithfully fulfill its responsibilities and obligations under the Convention and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Chinese and Japanese Governments, provide information on effective burial clues as soon as possible, speed up the process of disposal of Japanese heritage chemical weapons, completely eliminate the toxic effects of Japanese heritage chemical weapons as soon as possible, and return pure land to the Chinese people.

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