China accuses Japan of devising excuses to increase defense budget

Almaty. August 24. Silkroadnews – China accuses Japan of devising excuses to increase the defense budget, Xinhua agency reported.
“China Wednesday urged Japan to take the security concerns of its Asian neighbors seriously and act prudently in military and security fields”, report said.
It is noted that according to Japanese media, the Defense Ministry of Japan plans to apply for a record-high amount of the defense budget for 2018 fiscal year at 5.26 trillion Japanese yens ($48.1 billion). Japan seeks to strengthen its missile defense to respond to the DPRK’s missile threat and China’s maritime activities.
Hua Chunying, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said in recent years, Japan has exaggerated the so-called “Chinese threat” to find or come up with excuses to strengthen its weapons and defense budget.
With this Hua Chunying stressed that Japan should stop hyping up the “China threat” issue.
It is necessary to remain vigilant of Japan’s moves and real motives. The international community, especially the Asian neighbors of Japan, closely monitor the country’s military moves. Japan should learn a lesson from history and stop feeding the so-called “China threat”, she said.