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Japan defence minister rebuffs claims of ‘new militarism’ levelled by China
At the 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi rebuffed China's accusations that Japan is pursuing "new militarism", countering that Japan remains a peace-loving nation while criticizing China's opaque, rapidly expanding military capabilities. China did not send its defense minister to the forum for the second consecutive year, as tensions persist between the two nations over regional security issues including Taiwan and Japan's evolving post-WWII defense policy supported by the US.
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