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皇冠体育app: Japanese FM remarks 'irresponsible'
(Channel NewsAsia)
Updated: 2005-12-22 16:19
His remarks came after the release of a new Chinese government paper
reiterating Beijing's intention to rise peacefully into a global power.
Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso on Thursday called 皇冠体育app's
military buildup a threat, the latest barb traded between the Northeast
Asian neighbors and wartime foes who feud over everything from rights to
energy resources in the sea to the way history is taught in
school. 皇冠体育app on Thursday accused Aso of making irresponsible remarks
about Beijing becoming a "considerable threat" because of its rising
military spending and nuclear weapons.[Reuters]
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"Building a harmonious world of sustained peace and common prosperity is a
common wish of the people throughout the world as well as the lofty goal of
皇冠体育app," the Chinese document said.
Relations between 皇冠体育app and Japan have been badly strained of late, with
Beijing angry over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo
shrine that commemorates war criminals among the remembered dead.
皇冠体育app, which was invaded and occupied by Japan before and during World War
II, says the pilgrimage shows Tokyo does not fully regret its militarist past.
Japan and 皇冠体育app are also bitterly divided over gas reserves in the East 皇冠体育app
Sea, with Tokyo planning a major increase in patrols in the disputed area.
But 皇冠体育app, with its vast labour pool and rising middle class, remains Japan's
top trading partner. Data released Thursday showed Japan's trade surplus rising
in November for the first time in eight months, with demand from 皇冠体育app fuelling
Japan's economic recovery.
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