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By Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong<\/p>\n

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SINGAPORE – Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday refuted accusations of “new militarism” by Tokyo and criticised China for rapidly increasing military capabilities without transparency, underlining deepening tensions between the two nations.<\/p>\n

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China continues to increase its defence spending at a high level, Koizumi said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, adding: “China’s external approach and military activities are matters of serious concern for Japan and the international community at the same time.”<\/p>\n

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Refuting allegations that Japan was embarking on new militarism, he said: “Think about it. There’s a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled ‘new militarism’?” <\/p>\n

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“Since the end of the Second World war, Japan has consistently respected international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, and has made sincere efforts tomaintain and strengthen a free and open international order,” he added. <\/p>\n

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In May, China’s foreign ministry called on Asia-Pacific countries to be vigilant and “jointly resist the reckless actions of Japan’s neo-militarism”.<\/p>\n

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Ties between Japan and China sank to their \u200bworst level in years after \u200bJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November \u2060that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could bring about a Japanese military response.<\/p>\n

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China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the objections of Taipei’s government. <\/p>\n

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Koizumi said he felt “sad” about not being able to meet his Chinese counterpart at the dialogue, Asia’s premier defence forum.<\/p>\n

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“But again, we keep the door open to talks. I remain committed to communicating with the countries concerned, including China for the peace and stability in the region and of <\/p>\n

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For the second year running, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has given the \u200cfree-wheeling Singapore security meeting a miss, skipping opportunities to meet his counterparts.<\/p>\n

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Koizumi said Japan is “determined” to play a new role in defence equipment cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and aims to tangibly strengthen deterrence in the region.<\/p>\n

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In April, Tokyo unveiled its biggest overhaul of defence export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on overseas arms sales and opening the way for exports of warships, missiles and other weapons.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Jun Yuan YongEditing by Shri Navaratnam and Raju Gopalakrishnan)<\/p>\n

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Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n

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