Japan upholding the “path of peaceful development”? China’s complimentary criticism of Abe’s collective self-defense
Posted: July 2, 2014 Filed under: China-Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State media, TV | Tags: Article 9, collective self-defense, Japanese constitution, Japanese Self Defense Force, JSDF, PRC-Japan, Shinzo Abe, Sino-Japanese relations Leave a comment
On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that his cabinet had passed a new resolution on the interpretation of Article 9 of the post-war constitution, such that the Self-Defense Forces can now be used to defend Japan’s allies. Coverage of China’s official comments on the matter has typically focused on the “concern” it expressed, but there was also a curiously timed compliment contained within the PRC’s response.
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