China's exports to Japan of a key material used to produce tungsten, a critical metal, have been at zero since January. Tungsten is used in a wide range of industries.

China protests Japan's defense white paper labeling it a strategic challenge, escalating tensions over Taiwan and disputed islands.

China accused Japan of exaggerating a military threat to justify higher defense spending, long-range weapons and a wider regional security role.

Taiwan's top economic representative in Japan says he boycotted this year's memorial marking Nagasaki's 81st anniversary of atomic bombing.

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Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week. Japan's foreign minister said he briefly discussed bilateral relations with

This year’s white paper places particular emphasis on Beijing’s growing ability to project military power beyond the First Island Chain.

China remains Japan's largest trading partner, with over 13,000 Japanese companies operating in the country. Iwaya emphasized Japan's desire to advance its relationship with China in a constructive manner and promote people-to-people exchanges to deepen mutual understanding.

Japan’s government is portraying its accelerating military buildup not only as ​a way to protect the country but as a route to greater prosperity, arguing in ‌its latest defence white paper that arms production can support economic growth.

BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had complained to Japan about Tokyo's newly released defence white paper, accusing it of playing up a Chinese threat and making "unwarranted comments" about Taiwan.

In quest to win trust of Asian neighbours, Beijing is intensifying its rhetoric against Tokyo's changing defence posture