China complains to Japan over defence white paper, foreign ministry says

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China's foreign ministry lodged a formal complaint with Japan regarding Tokyo's recently published defence white paper. The ministry accused Japan of exaggerating the threat posed by China and making improper comments about Taiwan.

BEIJING, Aug 5 - China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had complained to Japan about Tokyo's newly released defence white paper, accusing it of playing up a Chinese threat and making \"unwarranted comments\" about Taiwan.