Beijing has expressed its displeasure to Tokyo over negative comments about China made during a meeting between Japan and the United States, China¡¯s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Liu Jinsong, China¡¯s director-general of Asian affairs at the ministry, lodged a complaint to Japan over comments made by the U.S. and Japan over what they called Beijing¡¯s ¡°provocative¡± behavior in the South and East China seas, its joint military exercises with Russia and the rapid expansion of China¡¯s nuclear weapons arsenal.

¡°China urges Japan to establish an objective and rational understanding of China, and stop making irresponsible remarks about China¡¯s internal affairs,¡± Liu said to the chief minister at the Japanese Embassy in China on Tuesday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.