Defense paper highlights action in E., S. China seas

Defense paper highlights action in E., S. China seas

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 21, 2015, to attend a Cabinet meeting, during which he reported the defense white paper for 2015. The annual paper said Japan demands China to stop building a new offshore platform that could be used for military purposes near the median line between China's coastline and that of Japan in the East China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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