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BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhuanet) – Japan's security bills are a source of controversy both at home and abroad. And world newspapers were quick to comment on their approval in Japan's lower house. Here's a look at how media, both in China and abroad, covered the news.
China's state media Xinhua news agency quotes analysts saying that the bills will almost certainly be passed, as the ruling coalition holds more than half the seats in the upper house.
Xinhua says the security bills go against Japan's pacifist constitution, against Japanese public opinion and against the trend of peace.
It also says Abe's push for the bills will undermine the country's political and legal systems, threaten Japan's foreign relations, and weaken the regional security situation.
And Reuters news service quotes analysts as saying the security bills are the result of Abe's political ambitions and his mistaken views on history.The analysts list Abe's three political ambitions--revising the pacifist constitution, rebuilding a nation that can join a war, and playing a bigger role in Japan's alliance with the US. The security bills, they say, are an answer to realize these goals.
Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun cites comments from the Japanese lawyers' Association, which lays out the negative effects to the country and its people.
It says the bills will affect the international community's trust toward Japan by fundamentally changing its image as a pacifist country.
It also says common people's lives and property may be exposed to threats including armed and terrorist attacks.
The newspaper goes on to quote analysts as saying the security push will definitely impact the regional and global situation.
And an article on Hong Kong's China review news agency says the security bills aim to satisfy the US as Abe wants to adjust the security policy to better cooperate with the US' Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy.
It also describes the move as satisfying the minority while ignoring the majority's interests, adding it does not meet current trend of peace, development, and cooperation.
(Source: CNTV)
