China's ambassador shows concerns over Japan's security bills

China's ambassador shows concerns over Japan's security bills

China's ambassador to Japan, Cheng Yonghua, attends a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 23, 2015. Cheng said Chinese people are concerned that legislation in Japan aimed at expanding the overseas role of the Self-Defense Forces may change Japan's exclusively defense-oriented posture and its path of peaceful development. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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