China defence chief visits Japan
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China's Cao Gangchuan begins a visit to Japan, the first by a Chinese defence minister in over nine years.
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The chief inspector of the United Nation's nuclear watchdog arrived in China on Monday on his way to North Korea, where he hopes to arrange the return of an IAEA team to monitor Pyongyang's promised reactor shutdown.
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Japan is planning to beef up its defense  against cruise missiles in response to China's growing air  strike capabilities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.
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Japan urged China to use its growing influence to make an impact on key global issues such as climate change during summit talks Friday that reflected the countries' warmer ties.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is due in China, on a visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
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Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending.
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China voiced deep concern on Saturday  over Japan's sweeping overhaul of defense policy that eased a  decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a  defensive posture in place since its World War II defeat.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov met Chinese military leaders in Beijing Monday to discuss cooperation between China, a fast-rising military power, and its main foreign arms and weapons-technology supplier.
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Yasuo Fukuda, the frontrunner to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said on Sunday it was vital to keep a thaw in ties with China on track but also urged Beijing to better explain its ballooning military spending.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing arrives in Japan for talks aimed at repairing tense bilateral relations.
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China warned Japan on Thursday it was putting relations at risk by allowing former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui to visit, as Lee courted more controversy by suggesting he might go to a Tokyo war shrine.
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A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer with   the navy's most advanced combat weapon system arrived in Japan   on Saturday as tensions surrounding North Korea's missile tests   remained high.
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North Korea&#39;s No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing Monday as China renewed efforts to revive six-party talks on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear program.
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The Chief of Army Staff, General NCVij, has reportedly expressed satisfaction with his weeklong visit to China from December 22 to 29.
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China's foreign minister has called for friendly ties with Japan on a feel-good visit to Tokyo aimed at further repairing a relationship strained just months ago.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/12/04) - In a major departure from the past, Japan has decided to overhaul its military policy taking into account threats from China and North Korea.
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China and India have agreed to deepen defence cooperation during a visit by Indian army chief NC Vij, Chinese state media have reported, a sign of warming relations between the giant neighbours and former foes.