China Sends Angry Memos While Japan Builds Real Defense
China has expressed strong objections to Japan's recent military cooperation with NATO, accusing Tokyo of interfering in its internal affairs. In response, Japan's Defense Minister has rejected claims of militarism, highlighting China's military expansion as a concern. The situation reflects escalating tensions between the two nations amid broader regional security issues.
- ▪Japan has dispatched personnel to NATO's Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine headquarters in Germany.
- ▪China's Foreign Ministry has condemned Japan's actions as collusion with NATO and interference in its internal affairs.
- ▪Japan's Defense Minister criticized China's military expansion and defended Japan's commitment to international law.
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China Sends Angry Memos While Japan Builds Real Defense David Manney | 11:33 PM on June 06, 2026 AP Photo/Ken Moritsugu China keeps sending diplomatic tantrums toward Japan, and Tokyo keeps moving.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government placed four Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel at NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine headquarters in Germany. The Ministry of Defense described the dispatch as a way to learn from Ukraine's battlefield experience and deepen Japan-NATO cooperation. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Beijing heard all of that and reached for the complaint drawer again.
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