China's military is strongly discontented with and firmly opposed to a recent Japanese defense report and has lodged a solemn representation to the Japanese side.
Preparations for attempted "invasions" by other countries are on Japan's radar though its 2013 defense white paper admits the possibility is remote.
Japan highlighted China as a major security threat in its latest defense white paper released on Tuesday, using harsher language than in previous papers.
Japanese defense report worrisome
FM spokeswoman Hua Chunying Tuesday described Japan's annual defense report as an attempt to play up the "China threat," adding that Japan's efforts to bolster its military are worrisome. Japan highlights China as 'security threat'
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slammed an overview of Japan's Defense Ministry's white paper for 2013, urging the country to do more to facilitate regional peace and stability.
Japanese State Minister for Administrative Reforms and Public Servant System Reforms Tomomi Inada on Sunday visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine
Japan cannot expect to win the trust or respect of its neighbors when its words and actions show it lacks any contrition about its past.
A group of 168 Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday visited the controversial war-link Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors Japanese war criminals of World War II.
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine Sunday evening amid the shrine's three-day spring festival started Sunday, according to local media.
A Chinese naval fleet patrolled the waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Wednesday, the anniversary of the signing of an unequal treaty between China and Japan in 1895.
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy patrolled the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is intensifying blue water training, according to a white paper issued Tuesday by the State Council Information Office.
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