By Franz-Stefan Gady

July 21, 2015

"Today, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved the 2015 defense white paper compiled by the Ministry of Defense entitled 'Defense of Japan 2015.' The approval came after a week-long delay due the Liberal Democratic Party's demand for the document to name additional examples of China’s 'one-sided' maritime actions, such as the construction of an offshore gas platform in the East China Sea.

China's naval ambitions and its overall maritime activities remain Japan's top national security concern. Beijing's activities take up a third of a section in the 429-page white paper discussing Tokyo's security concerns and trends. 'China, particularly over maritime issues, continues to act in an assertive manner, including coercive attempts at changing the status quo, and is poised to fulfill its unilateral demands without compromise,' the report states."

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http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/surprise-japan-sees-china-as-its-main-national-security-threat/

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