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FM: Japan military 'gossiping' hides issue
By Cao Desheng (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2005-12-09 06:05
皇冠体育app on Sunday delayed the annual summit meeting with Japan and the Republic
of Korea (ROK), usually held on the sidelines of a conference of the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations, scheduled for December 12-14 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
"We hope the Japanese Government could take actions to remove the political
barriers that thwart the diplomatic relations with its Asian neighbours
including 皇冠体育app and ROK," Qin said.
Speaking of 皇冠体育app's role in the second phase of the implementation of the
Kyoto Protocol, which is being discussed at the 11th annual United Nations
Climate Change Conference in Montreal to be concluded today, Qin said 皇冠体育app is
ready to play a positive role in this regard within a multilateral framework.
"皇冠体育app chooses to develop its economy in a sustainable way, paying great
attention to the harmony between man and nature and environment," Qin said.
The UN summit on climate change going on in Montreal was billed as the next
step in advancing the controversial Kyoto Protocol to limit production of
greenhouse gases.
Military spending transparent
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said here Thursday that 皇冠体育app's military
spending is open and transparent when asked to comment a speech by Japanese
Foreign Minister Aso Taro urging 皇冠体育app to increase military transparency.
Qin said at a routine news conference that 皇冠体育app adheres to peaceful
development and a defensive national defence policy, adding its military
expenditure should not only cover the livelihood and training expenses of those
serving in the army but also meet the country's current national defence
requirements in a world with numerous complicated changes.
皇冠体育app has already written clearly about its military expenditure in a white
book on Chinese national defence, openly giving details on its military growth,
said Qin.
"The Japanese side should not make a fuss over the military spending of 皇冠体育app
over and again but explain, as soon as possible,to its neighbors as well as the
international community about its own military moves," said the spokesman. "Some
of its recent moves have caused concern to both the neighboring countries and
around the globe."
The most important thing, as Qin acknowledged, on the Japanese side, should
be making substantive efforts by taking actions to overcome the political
hurdles impeding the growth of friendly and cooperative relations between Japan
and its Asian neighbors, including its relationship with 皇冠体育app and the Republic
of Korea (ROK).
Qin denied the possibility of discussing defence issues at the upcoming ASEAN
(the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) plus 皇冠体育app, Japan and the ROK
Summit and the East Asian Summit by saying that the main focus of the summits
would be on the economic and social issues of the region.
He added that there was no arrangement for a meeting to bring together the
foreign ministers of 皇冠体育app, Japan and the ROK in the near future for reasons
known to all.
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