{"id":9305,"date":"2026-08-06T11:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9305"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:42:24","slug":"baseless-accusations-beijing-protests-japans-assessment-of-china-as-greatest-strategic-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9305","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Baseless accusations&#8217;: Beijing protests Japan&#8217;s assessment of China as &#8216;greatest strategic challenge&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133001344,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/china-and-japan.jpg\" alt=\"'Baseless accusations': Beijing protests Japan's assessment of China as 'greatest strategic challenge'\" title=\"China rejects Japan's defence white paper\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"China rejects Japan's defence white paper\">China rejects Japan&#8217;s defence white paper<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>China said it has lodged &#8220;serious representations&#8221; over Japan&#8217;s latest defence white paper, accusing Tokyo of portraying Beijing as its &#8220;greatest strategic challenge&#8221; and making &#8220;brazen comments&#8221; on Taiwan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;The white paper once again targeted China with baseless accusations, repeated the so-called &#8216;China threat&#8217; narrative and grossly interfered in China&#8217;s internal affairs by making brazen comments on Taiwan,&#8221; foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jing said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;We strongly deplore and firmly reject this, and have lodged serious representations with Japan,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Lin also defended China&#8217;s military drills around Taiwan, describing the self-governing island claimed by Beijing as &#8220;an inalienable part of China&#8217;s territory.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>&#8220;The Taiwan question is entirely China&#8217;s internal affair. How to resolve it is a matter for the Chinese ourselves, and Japan is in no position to interfere,&#8221; he stated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>According to the white paper approved by Japan&#8217;s cabinet on Tuesday, China&#8217;s growing military activities pose Tokyo&#8217;s &#8220;greatest strategic challenge&#8221; and &#8220;must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The nearly 600-page document offers a detailed assessment of the increasingly volatile security environment in the Indo-Pacific.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>In the foreword, Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi expressed hope that the white paper would &#8220;deepen the public&#8217;s understanding of Japan&#8217;s defence and security, and serve as an opportunity for people to reflect on how security is linked to the future of every citizen.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>&#8220;As the security environment rapidly intensifies, what is needed now is to enhance resilience to crises across the entire Indo-Pacific region,&#8221; Koizumi wrote, pledging to build &#8220;a multi-layered network of allies and like-minded nations&#8221; and strengthen cooperation in areas including military training, troop deployment, equipment and defence industrial infrastructure to bolster regional deterrence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Tensions between China and Japan have remained high since November last year, when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in parliament that a Taiwan contingency could constitute a &#8220;survival-threatening situation&#8221; for Japan, potentially prompting its Self-Defence Forces to support the United States.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The remarks drew a sharp response from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>On nuclear weapons, the white paper reaffirmed Japan&#8217;s long-standing three non-nuclear principles, stating that Tokyo continues to uphold them &#8220;as policy guidelines.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>At the same time, Koizumi has signalled a possible review of Japan&#8217;s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear weapons, saying the debate on the issue is one &#8220;we cannot avoid.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/china\/baseless-accusations-beijing-protests-japans-assessment-of-china-as-greatest-strategic-challenge\/articleshow\/133000847.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China rejects Japan&#8217;s defence white paper China said it has lodged &#8220;serious representations&#8221; over Japan&#8217;s latest defence white paper, accusing Tokyo of portraying Beijing as its &#8220;greatest strategic challenge&#8221; and making &#8220;brazen comments&#8221; on Taiwan.&#8220;The white paper once again targeted China with baseless accusations, repeated the so-called &#8216;China threat&#8217; narrative and grossly interfered in China&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/china-and-japan.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"China rejects Japan&#8217;s defence white paper China said it has lodged &#8220;serious representations&#8221; 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