Media on Facebook paid much attention to the Japan's defense white paper for 2015, released on Tuesday, which gave a significant portion to hyping up "China's military threat."
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BBC World (10m followers): The white paper was approved by PM Shinzo Abe on Tuesday after the first draft was rejected by his party for not taking a strong enough line on China.
China reacted strongly to the passing of the bills through the lower house, urging Japan to "stick to the path of peaceful development" and avoid harming the region's stability.
Fans comments:
Eric Wang: Comments shows how ignorant that ppl were where they seems have zero knowledge from the ww2. China regain every island that were conquered by Japanese including Diaoyu island. It's the treaty that million of Chinese sacrifice their life to win the ww2. And now there will be no reason for Chinese to give up these islands.
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Reuters (2.2m followers): China reserves the right to a "necessary reaction" after Japan issued a defense review that called on Beijing to stop building oil and gas exploration platforms close to disputed waters in the East China Sea, the Defense Ministry has said.
China would further evaluate Japan's defense review, or white paper, when the full text is issued and would then make a "necessary reaction depending on the situation", it said.
Fans comments:
JoJo Loo: The Japanese using excuse just to start another war. They have never apologised to China - Nanjing massacre where thousands of Chinese were murdered and experimented on. The Japs are just as bad as the Nazis. South Koreans "comfort women" still awaiting for their answers.
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Xinhua News Agency (1.5m followers): Bambang Suryono, president of the Jakarta-based Nanyang ASEAN Foundation, said Japan's preaching for "China threat" is totally a move of "the wicked to complain," and that the rise of the militarist forces inside Japan is a real threat to the international community.
Suryono said that the white paper's playing up of China's construction activities on the Nansha islands and reefs is also groundless. China's construction activities on its own islands are to better fulfill its responsibilities and commitments such as maritime searches and rescues, which will be beneficial to rescue operations in the region, said Suryono.
Fans comments:
John Christopher Yao: Non-Japanese allied Asia nations, stand united and be prepared for JAPAN invasion, again. Philippines, which is a strong ally of Japan, can stand on it's own.
