The national flags of China and Japan are displayed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on May 30, 2010. (KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP)
BEIJING – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday refuted the adoption of China-related resolution by Japan's House of Representatives, stressing that Japan has no authority whatsoever to make wanton remarks about other countries' human rights conditions.
Earlier in the day, Japan's House of Representatives adopted a resolution related to China's human rights conditions, which expressed concerns about so-called human rights issues in Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Hong Kong.
The so-called resolution about human rights adopted by the Japan's House of Representatives is extremely vile in nature, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian
The so-called resolution about human rights adopted by the Japan's House of Representatives is extremely vile in nature, Zhao said in a statement, noting it disregards facts and truth, maliciously denigrates China's human rights conditions, gravely violates international law and basic norms governing international relations, and grossly interferes in China's internal affairs.
The so-called human rights issues claimed by the Japanese side are purely China's internal affairs, bear on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and allow no irresponsible comment by any external forces, he stressed.
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With a deplorable track record in human rights, Japan has no authority whatsoever to make wanton remarks about other countries' human rights conditions, Zhao said, noting that Japan committed innumerous crimes during the war of aggression it waged in the past.
Some Japanese politicians, in utter disregard of overall China-Japan relations and norms of state-to-state interaction, went to great lengths to piece together the so-called resolution, Zhao said, stressing "this is a severe political provocation against the Chinese people."
The Chinese government and people are firmly resolved to defend national sovereignty, security and development interests, he stressed, adding that the competent official in China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side.
"The Chinese side reserves the right to take further measures, " said the spokesperson.
A spokesperson of China's top legislature also voiced firm opposition to the adoption of the so-called resolution.
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The so-called resolution grossly interfered in China's internal affairs and gravely violated basic norms governing international relations, said You Wenze, spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress.
Such a move undermined the political mutual trust between the two countries and seriously disrupted the improvement and development of China-Japan relations, the spokesperson stressed.
"We firmly oppose Japan's political manipulation under the pretext of 'human rights'," You said, noting that any attempt that interferes in China's internal affairs and undermines China's interests will be met with resolute responses.
To respect and protect human rights is an important principle of China's Constitution and the political, economic, cultural and social rights of Chinese citizens are fully realized, You said.
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"Chinese people are in the best position to judge China's human rights condition," the spokesperson stressed, urging Japan to reflect on its records of violating human rights in history.