China expects a Beijing-Tokyo-Seoul cooperation mechanism will get a boost after the elections in Japan and the ROK.
Japan's National Police Agency has found that new extremist groups are recruiting more and more people who are different from the traditional ultranationalists, known for wearing paramilitary uniforms and riding around in ominous black trucks with loudspeakers blaring martial music.
World leaders have to step in to prevent right-wingers in Japan from changing pacifist constitution and making nuclear arms.
Beijing on Thursday urged Tokyo not to "blindly show off military might" or to flare up regional tension by conducting frequent military drills.
Wrong choice for Japan to stage provocation
China opposes Japan's joint military drills
Special: Dispute over Diaoyu Islands
Japan should learn from Germany’s attitude toward its past and correct mistakes in historical issues and territorial disputes, Chinese ambassador to France Kong Quan said on Wednesday in an opinion article published in French newspaper Le Monde.
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed that there is no plan for Chinese and Japanese leaders to meet during the Asia-Europe summit in Laos.
Japan should learn from Germany Special
Chinese diplomats asked Japan not to deny history, as Chinese ships continued to conduct regular patrols to defend China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu islands.
Japan did not seem to worry about its economic ties with China when the political front was frigidly cold during the five-and-a-half years of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership.