Delivering a key policy speech to the Diet, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that no country should resort to the use of force to ¡°change the status quo¡± regarding territorial disputes, in an apparent warning to China.
Abe didn¡¯t elaborate further, nor did he mention China by name.
In another part of the prime minister¡¯s annual policy speech, however, Abe urged China ¡°not to conduct any dangerous acts¡± that could escalate the Senkaku dispute, referring to incidents in January when Chinese warships allegedly locked their weapon-targeting radar on Maritime Self-Defense Force units. Beijing has denied the allegations.
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