# China defence minister urges end to ‘provocative acts’ at security forum

https://mins.news/en/item/60378

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 05:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-defence-minister-urges-an-end-provocative-acts-open-security-forum-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aaa2ce542d5dc0001471d4f

> Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun called on countries Wednesday to refrain from provocative acts and prevent regressive historical trends from returning. His remarks are likely to be interpreted as an indirect criticism of Japan.

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