Overseas online review: Japan released the children's version of the defense white paper, and hate e

Original title: Overseas online review: Japan released the children's version of the defense white paper, and hate education made mistakes again and again
Author Chen Yang

▲ Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi introduces the children's defense white paper (data figure)
Recently, the Japanese government released a children's version of the "defense white paper" for primary and secondary school students for the first time, following the stereotype of smearing and criticizing China on China's military development, the Diaoyu Islands and the South China Sea. Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi said that children responsible for the country's future must also be able to understand and support Japan's national defense. In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded at a regular press conference on August 27 that Japan highlighted external threats to minors and incited confrontation, which was totally not constructive. Japan should earnestly face up to and reflect on history, deeply draw lessons from history, and do not take wrong practices to mislead its nationals, especially the next generation.
This year is the first time that the Japanese government has issued a defense white paper for primary and secondary school students. The white paper has about 30 pages and is divided into 10 parts. Although the Japanese children's defense white paper and the ordinary defense white paper have different expressions, they are essentially the same. For example, in the children's edition, it claims & ldquo; China's military activities have aroused strong concerns in the region, including Japan, and the international community & rdquo; And discredit the normal cruise of Chinese maritime police ships on the Diaoyu Islands as & ldquo; Repeated invasion of Japanese territorial waters & rdquo& ldquo; Violations of International Law & rdquo; Wait. It can be said that Japan's children's version of the defense white paper is full of ideological bias, and does not objectively and truly introduce the defense situation to Japanese children, but simply and directly instill & ldquo; Anti China & rdquo& ldquo; Qiu Hua & rdquo; Consciousness.
In addition to rendering & ldquo; China threat & rdquo; In addition, Japan's children's defense white paper also explains why it is necessary to increase the defense budget and strengthen the Japan US alliance. For example, the Japanese government pointed out that in order to protect Japan's security, the self defense force needs to improve its strength and buy the latest weapons and equipment, and in order to achieve this goal, it needs a corresponding defense budget; In terms of strengthening the Japan US alliance, the Japanese government wrote that the alliance and cooperation between Japan and the United States is the cornerstone of ensuring prosperity and stability in the Asia Pacific region. Before children have formed complete independent thinking, the Japanese government uses the children's version of the defense white paper to instill false information in disguise, which not only has no practical educational significance, but also will lead Japanese children to form preconceived ideological prejudice on some topics.
During the war of aggression against foreign countries in modern times, the Japanese government used & ldquo; Supremacy of monarchy & rdquo; The educational edict of the historical view instilled militarism into Japanese children and incited war fanaticism. In recent years, the Japanese government has tried to restore the educational concept before World War II and introduce the training subjects of soldiers during World War II to students. For example, in 2017, Shinzo Abe's cabinet allowed the use of the Royal language of education as a teaching material, which was widely criticized by Japanese public opinion. At present, the Kan Yiwei government, as Shinzo Abe's successor, has launched a children's version of the defense white paper with an obvious color of inciting antagonism, which makes people worry that the Japanese government is restoring militarism education in a more obscure way and instilling militarism into Japanese children.
Since its defeat and surrender in 1945, Japan has not conducted a profound reflection on its war of aggression, and some Japanese politicians have made erroneous statements denying the history of aggression from time to time. The essence is that militarism has not been completely eliminated in Japan, and it has been inherited from generation to generation in different ways. Japan must deeply learn from the lessons of history, completely cut off from militarism, and do not adopt any wrong practices. The ideology of militarism should be transmitted to Japanese children born in peaceful times and enjoying the dividends of peace.