2026-08-03
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I'm Do Hongyu in Beijing.
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Our first story.
China has called on Japan to draw lessons from history and act with caution
following the establishment of a new National Intelligence Bureau.
Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Japan's wartime intelligence agencies helped support militarism
and overseas aggression, causing serious suffering in Asia.
Japan launched its new centralized intelligence body following legislation
enacted in May to create the National Intelligence Council.
This is the first centralized intelligence institute that Japan established after World War II.
Now for more, we're joined by Professor Chu Chiang,
fellow of the Belt and Road Research Center at Minsu University of China.
Thank you very much for joining us, Professor.
First of all, how is Japan's intelligence framework different from that of the other countries?
Why is it raising concerns in China and other countries that suffered under Japanese military during World War II?