Beijing makes protest over Japan's diplomacy report on Chinese military

[April 27, 2021]    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Tuesday said it had lodged solemn representations to Japan over its annual diplomacy report which expressed grave concerns on China's military capabilities and maritime activities.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin listens to a question from a journalist during a news conference in Beijing, China July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

China urged Japan to redress its mistake, and build stable relations between the two countries with concrete actions, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular news briefing.

(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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