Hostage deaths no excuse for Japan to build up its military

IN RESPONSE to the recent beheadings of two Japanese citizens by Islamic State militants, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he wanted to debate the possibility of rescuing nationals overseas when they were in danger. Comments:

Based in Iraq and Syria, extremist-led terrorism is spreading across the Arab world and even the entire world. For some Chinese netizens who are unhappy with Japan's latest diplomatic moves, their personal resentment against Abe should not influence their stance on the hostage crisis that his country has faced. The bottom line is, terrorism under whichever cloak is the enemy of all, and the IS group is a malignant tumor in the body of modern civilization.

Beijing Youth Daily, Jan 29