# China urges Japan to reflect on history and halt military expansion

https://mins.news/en/item/14716

- CGTN, 2026-08-05 13:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-05/China-urges-Japan-to-reflect-on-history-stop-military-expansion-1PmG7LgepuE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> China said on Wednesday that it was strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper. Beijing accused the document of once again targeting China with groundless allegations and reviving the so-called “China threat” narrative. It also said Japan had grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs through brazen comments concerning China’s Taiwan region.

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