BEIJING — Joint statements between the United States and Japan 'falsely accuse' China on maritime issues and point fingers at its normal military development and defence policy, China's foreign ministry said on Monday (July 29).
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa attend a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2024.BEIJING — Joint statements between the United States and Japan "falsely accuse" China on maritime issues and point fingers at its normal military development and defence policy, China's foreign ministry said on Monday .
US and Japan leaders on Sunday unveiled a new military structure that would be implemented in parallel with Tokyo's own plans to establish a joint command for its forces by March 2025. "They maliciously attacked and discredited China on maritime issues and made irresponsible remarks on China's normal military development and national defence policy," said Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry during a regular press briefing."
The US in annual reports on China's military has called out the world's second-largest economy for rapidly growing its military arsenal and nuclear warheads.
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