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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] |
"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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