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BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had complained to Japan about Tokyo's newly released defence white paper, accusing it of playing up a Chinese threat and making "unwarranted comments" about Taiwan.
China accused Japan of exaggerating a military threat to justify higher defense spending, long-range weapons and a wider regional security role.
Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week. Japan's foreign minister said he briefly discussed bilateral relations with
This year’s white paper places particular emphasis on Beijing’s growing ability to project military power beyond the First Island Chain.
China remains Japan's largest trading partner, with over 13,000 Japanese companies operating in the country. Iwaya emphasized Japan's desire to advance its relationship with China in a constructive manner and promote people-to-people exchanges to deepen mutual understanding.
Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.
From left: Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Abe Toshiko, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yue-li at the Second Japan-China High ...
Japan raised objections Saturday after China advised its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, as a feud over the new Japanese leader's remarks on Taiwan showed no signs of dying down. The government in Tokyo lodged a protest and its top spokesperson, Chief ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya is interviewed at the parliament in Tokyo, on March 18, 2026. (Ren Onuma/Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tensions flared this week between China and Japan after Tokyo detected a new Chinese structure in an energy-rich area of the ...
She also favors adopting a more hardline posture toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC). A key question remains, however: whether international allies, Japan’s political elite, and a majority of the Japanese public are willing to follow that course.