Japan's annual defense white paper names China as the primary threat to regional peace and security, citing its military modernization and increasing aggression toward Taiwan.
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00:00Japan's government continues to view China as the primary threat to regional peace and
00:05security.
00:06In a new defense ministry white paper, Japan names China as a threat to a free and open
00:11Indo-Pacific, and it notes Beijing's escalating aggression toward Taiwan.
00:16Japan's defense minister, Kihara Minoru, cites China's military modernization drive and says
00:21the international community has entered the most trying time of the post-war era.
00:27The report also names Russia and North Korea as states that are challenging the current
00:32world order.