Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says other countries want Japan to adopt a more assertive leadership role in Asia to counter the growing power of China.
Mr Abe told the Wall Street Journal there were "concerns that China was trying to change the status quo by force, rather than by the rule of law".
Relations between China and Japan have been strained over recent years.
China said on Saturday that if Japan shot down Chinese drones, this would be considered "an act of war" by Beijing.
The statement was referring to reports that Mr Abe had approved defence plans that envisaged using air force planes to shoot down unmanned Chinese aircraft in Japanese airspace.
Another contentious issue between the two countries is the dispute over a group of islands.
The islands, in the East China Sea, are controlled by Tokyo, but claimed by Beijing.
But analysts say the nations' rivalry reflects the power shift created by China's meteoric economic and diplomatic rise while Japan has been mired in a two-decade economic slump.
China has warned against Japanese nationalism in a region where Japan's colonial expansionism is still bitterly remembered.
'Act of war'
In the interview, Mr Abe said he had realised that "Japan is expected to exert leadership not just on the economic front, but also in the field of security in the Asia-Pacific".
He promised policies to counter Japan's waning influence.
Other countries wanted Japan to stand up to China, Mr Abe said without naming any
"There are concerns that China is attempting to change the status quo by force, rather than by rule of law. But if China opts to take that path, then it won't be able to emerge peacefully," Mr Abe says.
"So it shouldn't take that path, and many nations expect Japan to strongly express that view. And they hope that as a result, China will take responsible action in the international community."
The interview comes days after Mr Abe was reported to approved defence plans to intercept and shoot down foreign unmanned aircraft that ignore warnings to leave Japanese airspace.
On Saturday, China's defence ministry responded saying: "If Japan does resort to enforcement measures like shooting down aircraft, that is a serious provocation to us, an act of war.
"We will undertake decisive action to strike back, with every consequence borne by the side that caused the trouble," spokesman Geng Yansheng said on the ministry's website
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24684683
==================== ======
====> Cứ tự nhiên :«undertake decisive action to strike back» đi..
Tàu cộng cứ hâm he hoài , thiên hạ nghe điếc con rái ,phát chán ..Càng nghe càng thấy sự thùng rổng kiêu to ....
Thiên hạ muốn coi tuồng chính bàn tay Tàu cộng ra trận chiến đây! Chớ đừng mượn bàn tay kẻ khác đánh giặc dùm ḿnh nữa. Coi tồi, hèn lắm .
TỪ ngày lập nước 5-SVPK tới nay, dư luận chỉ thấy có thói đời chuyên đứng đằng sau rèm núp gió bảo ,xúi Bắc Hàn đánh NH, xúi CSBV xâm lăng Miền Nam ,chỉ đủ sức ra tay ăn hiếp loại nai tơ sức yếu như Tibet...loại chó mực như CSBV (trận 1979) ..vv
- Nếu tự hào có quân sự của loài "Sư Tử" th́ đừng nên lem lém cứ tối ngaỳ ŕnh nai con ,chó đồng mà ăn thịt hoài ! Thiên hạ cười cho :D...Hăy đứng thẳng lên làm người ,cứ nhắm thử "cọp cái" nào đó mà nhào vô làm một trận thư hùng cho mọi người xem đi..Th́ người ta mới biết ḿnh oai phong cở nào chứ .
- Tự hào có thân h́nh to con LỰC LƯỠNG DAI SỨC ...vv TH̀ PHẢI LÊN ĐÀI ĐÁNH BOXE MỚI BIẾT THỰC LỰC thật chứ ... CỨ XẠO KE HOÀI NHƯ SỬA SỬ AI MÀ TIN ĐÂY !!
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by Viet xưa
Bookmarks