# China urges Japan to stop hyping a ‘neighboring security threat’

https://mins.news/en/item/121789

- CGTN, 2026-10-29 09:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-29/China-calls-on-Japan-to-stop-hyping-up-a-neighboring-security-threat--1RDDhzkyWHu/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China criticized Japan for promoting what it called a “neighboring security threat.” Data showed Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled 442 times from April to September in response to Chinese and Russian military aircraft approaching, up 67% from a year earlier. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang urged Japan on Thursday to stop stoking tensions.