China &quot;deeply concerned&quot; at Japan&#39;s defence move
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envisioning a bigger role in global military cooperation and a better response to missile attacks. neighbours such as China -- where memories of Japan&#39;s past militarism run deep.
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A nuclear submarine that recently intruded into Japanese waters has been confirmed as belonging to the Chinese Navy. On Friday, the government lodged a strong protest with China over its submarine&#39;s incursion
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An official Chinese newspaper warned on   Wednesday that new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's   ambiguous stance regarding official visits to a controversial   war shrine could block improved ties with Beijing.
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Japan&#39;s naming Friday of China for the first time as a defense concern in its new defense policy outline poses the danger of intensifying bilateral tensions and may even lead to a vicious cycle of further military buildup in the region.
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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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Japan today summoned a Chinese diplomat after identifying a submarine that intruded its waters as Chinese. &quot;We have judged the submarine to belong to the Chinese navy and it&#39;s likely the submarine was a nuclear
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Japan announces key changes in its defence stance, including a bigger role in global military cooperation.
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Japan says China has apologized for one of its submarines sailing into Japanese waters last week. China has refused to confirm the apology, saying only that a &quot;diplomatic&quot; resolution has been reached.
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The United States has said it suspects China is developing &quot;sophisticated&quot; biological and chemical weapons and expressed concern over Beijing's commitment towards non-proliferation.
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Japan, Britain and the European Union all expressed worries on Tuesday about RussiaÂs actions.
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China&#39;s Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Japan&#39;s Beijing ambassador Koreshige Anami Tuesday that an intrusion by one of its nuclear-powered submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week happened for a &quot;technical reason&quot; during a normal naval
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Japan raises concerns over Russia's decision to withdraw support for the Sakhalin 2 energy project.
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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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TOKYO : Japan was on alert after a suspected Chinese nuclear submarine entered its territorial waters, prompting Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to voice concern, officials and reports said.
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Military attacks on Japan by China have been studied in three scenarios outlined in a discussion paper for officials at Japan&#39;s Defense Agency, a media report said on Monday, a revelation likely to upset Beijing.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern on Thursday about the increasing sophistication of China's military and called on Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
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Japan was waiting Sunday for China to respond to claims that a nuclear-powered Chinese submarine entered Japanese waters. Japan&#39;s Trade Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Sunday