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9 月 5 morning, the Japanese Defense Minister Lin Fang-positive report of the 2008 cabinet meeting annual defense white paper. In relation to the issue of China’s military, the White Paper has eased compared with the previous wording, and even praised the Chinese military become more transparent. In addition, the paper also expressed concern about Russia’s military build.

China-related part of the wording a little slow

Japan’s annual defense white paper issued in September will be on the previous year’s sum up the world military, and described Japan judgments and security environment surrounding Japan’s defense policy.

According to Japan’s “Yomiuri Shimbun” reported that this year’s White Paper is divided into four parts. First, stressed: “China’s military modernization continues to strengthen.” White Paper: “China already has to prevent Taiwan independence, to prevent other countries of military support for Taiwan independence.” White Paper cited “China’s nuclear and missile development activities.” also said “China has developed a new nuclear submarine, fitted with a range of 8,000 km ballistic missile.”

In addition, the paper also said: “China is training a group of computer espionage, has compiled a special forces training, so that in times of war damage to the opponent’s use of computer network virus.” Japan “needs careful analysis of China’s military on security issues affecting the Japanese. ”

White Paper in September last year, China and Japan on East China Sea demarcation line when more than quarrel, H6 bombers had to fly to China a so-called “Sino-Japanese median line” over. “Sino-Japanese median line” unilaterally enacted in Japan on East China Sea demarcation, China does not recognize. Japanese Defense Ministry explained that the bombers did not cross the middle line because there is no violation of Japanese airspace, so there is no public.

White Paper on China’s military become more transparent affirmed. White Paper mentioned that China resumed in August last year the UN arms register, and said it would participate in United Nations military expenditure reporting system. The white paper also stressed that the past year, the Japan-China defense exchanges are becoming increasingly active, following the Chinese defense minister to visit Japan after the two ships and exchanged visits.

Kyodo News agency reported, because the improvement of Sino-Japanese relations, white papers, some of the statements also change. 2007 Defense White Paper, China’s military scale “than deal with the scope of Taiwan”: This year’s White Paper said: “China’s military power will prevent the independence of Taiwan and foreign military intervention as a priority issue.” Moderated the wording.

Russia vigilant

However, the greatest change to the number of comments on the Russian military. 2007 Defense White Paper said, “In the foreseeable future, the Russian forces back to the Cold War is unlikely to scale.” This year, delete this sentence, change: “Given the increasingly active in recent Russian military exercises, also maintain a strategic nuclear forces of the emergency situation, the need to pay close attention to the layout and movement. “February 9, a Russian fighter jets flew over Japan’s Izu Peninsula, 3 minutes left.

another imaginary Japan is North Korea. White Paper: “can not deny that North Korea may be in a relatively short period of time, developed a small, ballistic-based nuclear weapons.” White Paper claims that North Korea is “instability in East Asia, an important reason.”

Japan and South Korea for some time ago created a hubbub of Dokdo (Japan called “Takeshima”) sovereignty dispute, saying the White Paper followed in previous years, continue to emphasize the island’s sovereignty. September 5, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman text Tae-young said the South Korean government of the Japanese cabinet approved the White Paper, regret, and urged Japan to immediately amend the statement. Man Tae-young said South Korea strongly protest against Japan in the White Paper to the island known as “Japanese territory.”

paper also carried a special part of a discussion of Japan’s Ministry of Defense reform. Last year, the Defense Ministry official misconduct, disclosure of secret intelligence, “Aegis” sank fishing boats and other scandal-prone, the White Paper which put forward the views of the appropriate reforms.

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