China condemns Japan's missile plans near Taiwan

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China has criticised Japan’s plan to deploy missiles near Taiwan, calling it a deliberate attempt to create regional tension and provoke military confrontation.

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00:00China has criticized Japan's plan to deploy missiles on an island near Taiwan,

00:05calling it a deliberate attempt to create regional tension and provoke military confrontation.

00:11The remarks come amid the worst diplomatic crisis between the two nations in years

00:16after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi suggested

00:19a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

00:25Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning warned that right-wing forces in Japan

00:31are leading Japan and the region toward disaster.

00:35The comments follow Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi saying plans are steadily moving forward

00:40to deploy a medium-range missile unit on Yonaguni, an island about 110 kilometers off Taiwan's east coast.

00:48Mao called the move extremely dangerous and said it should raise serious concerns

00:53among nearby countries and the international community.

00:56Tensions have already escalated, with China responding to Takeuchi's earlier remarks

01:01with bans on Japanese seafood, a halt in Japanese film releases,

01:05and warnings to Chinese citizens against traveling to Japan.

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