Japan’s prime minister has called for closer co-operation among regional neighbours to persuade China’s increasingly assertive military to abide by common maritime rules.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Yoshihiko Noda, prime minister, said greater activity by China’s increasingly powerful forces in the East China and South China seas were creating “uncertainty” in Japan’s security environs.
Mr Noda’s comments reflect widespread concern in Japan about the approach taken by Chinese naval, air force and coastguard units in the East China Sea, where Tokyo and Beijing have overlapping territorial and economic claims.
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