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At Least Two Dead in Clashes Between the Syrian Army and SDF - Aleppo

A member of the Syria Civil Defense (White Helmets) checks on an injured man while another person writes on a piece of paper at a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, on December 22, 2025. Local sources reported that attacks in northern Aleppo killed at least two civilians and injured others, leading families to leave the area. The Syrian government and local sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Photo by Hibatullah Barakat/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China rejects Japan's criticism

BEIJING, China - Hua Chunying, spokeswoman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, holds a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on July 9, 2013. Hua rejected the assertion in a Japanese defense white paper that China is engaged in "dangerous" maritime activities, saying Chinese maritime operations are based on international and domestic laws.

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S. Korea lodges protest with Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Kurai, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 9, 2013. The ministry called in Kurai to deliver a protest against Japan for describing South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, as Japanese territory in the Defense White Paper for 2013 released earlier in the day.

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S. Korea lodges protest with Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Kurai (C), deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 9, 2013. The ministry called in Kurai to deliver a protest against Japan for describing South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, as Japanese territory in the Defense White Paper for 2013 released earlier in the day.

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China on defense policy

BEIJING, China - Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun (2nd from L) and other officials hold a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2013, upon the release of the country's defense white paper.

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China on defense policy

BEIJING, China - Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun holds up a copy of the country's defense white paper at a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2013.

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China on defense policy

BEIJING, China - Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun holds up a copy of the country's defense white paper at a press conference in Beijing on April 16, 2013.

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China has not mentioned about rebuilding or constructing an aircraft carrier in its defense white paper released March 31, 2011.

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Chinese sailors at ceremony

BEIJING, China - Chinese navy sailors take part in a ceremony in Beijing in February 2011. China specifies about the protection of maritime interests in its defense white paper released March 31, 2011.

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Chinese defense paper

BEIJING, China - A senior official of the Chinese Defense Ministry speaks about the country's defense white paper at a press conference in Beijing on March 31, 2011. The white paper, the first in two years, outlines the country's stance of continuing to strengthen its naval power.

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China released a white paper ''China's National Defense in 2010,'' in which it specifies protection of maritime interests on March 31, 2011.

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S. Koreans protest Japan over islets

SEOUL, South Korea - People protest near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul after Japan released an annual defense white paper asserting its claim on a group of disputed islets, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Japan cautious over China's forward-deployed forces in defense paper

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike arrives at the prime minister's office to attend a regular Cabinet session on July 6. The annual defense white paper she presented to the session expressed caution over the Chinese military's forward deployment while reiterating concern about North Korea's nuclear and missile development.

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Defense report restates threat of full-scale invasion declining

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba walks into the prime minister's office to attend a regular cabinet session on July 6. He submitted the agency's an annual white paper, which restated that the possibility of a full-scale invasion of Japan has fallen and that new threats such as terrorism must be dealt more effectively.

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Japan cautious over China's forward-deployed forces in defense p

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike arrives at the prime minister's office to attend a regular Cabinet session on July 6. The annual defense white paper she presented to the session expressed caution over the Chinese military's forward deployment while reiterating concern about North Korea's nuclear and missile development. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea protests Japan's renewed claim over disputed islets

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang Il speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 21, 2015. Noh criticized Japan's renewed claim over South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan in its annual defense white paper that was released the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea protests Japan's renewed claim over disputed islets

Kenji Kanasugi, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, enters the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 21, 2015, after being summoned as South Korea protested Japan's renewed claim over South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan in its annual defense white paper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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China military report raps Japan for overhauling security policies

Yang Yujun, spokesman at China's Ministry of National Defense, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 26, 2015. China released a white paper on military strategy in which it criticized Japan for overhauling its military and security policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China military report raps Japan for overhauling security policies

Yang Yujun, spokesman at China's Ministry of National Defense, speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 26, 2015. China released a white paper on military strategy in which it criticized Japan for overhauling its military and security policies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans protest Japan over islets

SEOUL, South Korea - People protest near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul after Japan released an annual defense white paper asserting its claim on a group of disputed islets, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, on Sept. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Chinese sailors at ceremony

BEIJING, China - Chinese navy sailors take part in a ceremony in Beijing in February 2011. China specifies about the protection of maritime interests in its defense white paper released March 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China has not mentioned about rebuilding or constructing an aircraft carrier in its defense white paper released March 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Chinese defense paper

BEIJING, China - A senior official of the Chinese Defense Ministry speaks about the country's defense white paper at a press conference in Beijing on March 31, 2011. The white paper, the first in two years, outlines the country's stance of continuing to strengthen its naval power. (Kyodo)

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China released a white paper ''China's National Defense in 2010,'' in which it specifies protection of maritime interests on March 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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China's new defense white paper

Photo taken on July 24, 2019, shows China's new defense white paper released earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's new defense white paper

Chinese National Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian meets the press in Beijing on July 24, 2019, after China released its defense white paper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's new defense white paper

Chinese National Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian (2nd from L) meets the press in Beijing on July 24, 2019, after China released its defense white paper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's new defense white paper

Chinese National Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian (R) meets the press in Beijing on July 24, 2019, after China released its defense white paper. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's defense white paper

An official hands out copies of China's latest defense white paper to journalists in Beijing on July 24, 2019. "China's National Defense in the New Era" accused the United States of destabilizing the world by expanding its military strength. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smartphone displays defense paper image

Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2018, shows a smartphone displaying a moving image of a ballistic missile based on data included in a 2018 defense white paper. A special app on the phone read the data using augmented reality technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan strongly concerned over China maritime actions: defense paper

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani discusses the country's just-released defense white paper at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Japan expressed its heightened concern over China's muscle-flexing in the East and South China seas, adopting a more critical tone against Beijing's maritime activities and militarization of the disputed waters compared with the previous report. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea protests Japan's renewed claim over disputed islets

Kohei Maruyama, a minister of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, leaves the South Korean Foreign Ministry in the capital on Aug. 2, 2016, after being summoned over Japan's annual defense white paper. The ministry filed a protest over Japan's renewed claim in the paper to South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea protests Japan's renewed claim over disputed islets

South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho June Hyuck talks about Japan's annual defense white paper in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2016. The ministry summoned a senior Japanese Embassy official to protest Tokyo's renewed claim over South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan in the white paper, while issuing a statement to make it clear that the islets, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, are South Korean territory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defense report restates threat of full-scale invasion declining

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba walks into the prime minister's office to attend a regular cabinet session on July 6. He submitted the agency's an annual white paper, which restated that the possibility of a full-scale invasion of Japan has fallen and that new threats such as terrorism must be dealt more effectively. (Kyodo)

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U.S. commander expresses concern at China's Taiwan policy+

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Dennis Blair (R) expresses concern on Feb. 24 that a white paper on Taiwan recently issued by China envisages resort to military force if Taiwan indefinitely delays talks on reunification. Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (L) met the head of the U.S. Pacific Command at the Defense Agency building in Tokyo.