{"id":53353,"date":"2015-06-26T20:36:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T12:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=53353"},"modified":"2015-06-26T20:36:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T12:36:56","slug":"china-questions-japans-purported-collusion-with-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/26\/china-questions-japans-purported-collusion-with-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"China questions Japan\u2019s purported collusion with PH"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_53356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53356\" style=\"width: 604px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ministry_of_Defense2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-53356\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ministry_of_Defense2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Japan's Ministry of Defense (Wikimedia commons photo)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ministry_of_Defense2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ministry_of_Defense2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Ministry_of_Defense2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese Ministry of Defense (Wikimedia commons photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013 Chinese Embassy official He Zhenliang questioned Japan\u2019s interest in supposedly colluding with the Philippines and called on the country to stop meddling with the territorial disputes in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though Japan is not a party [to the dispute], it is trying to pressure China by colluding with some countries,\u201d Zhenliang said in a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese official released the statement after the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the Philippines\u2019 military engaged in a joint training exercise in Palawan, an island near the Spratly Islands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan has shown a stronger interest in the issue than usual and taken up the issue on various occasions\u2026 We would like it to stop provoking us and try to maintain the momentum for improving our bilateral relationship,\u201d Zhenliang added.<\/p>\n<p>Although Japan and the United States are not claimant states in the disputed islands, both have expressed great concern over China\u2019s massive and rapid land reclamation activities in the region.<\/p>\n<p>With the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War II approaching, the Chinese official hoped that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would remember and learn from their militarist past and decide to strengthen bilateral relations with neighboring countries instead.<\/p>\n<p>Despite China\u2019s calls, Japan and the Philippines continued to bolster security ties; hence, the crafting of a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have submitted a wish list to Japan, what equipment the Philippines needs urgently to boost our maritime security [in the South China Sea],\u201d a Philippine naval officer said in a report by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Japan, for its part, explained that although they were not claiming territories in the Spratly Islands, China\u2019s reclamation works still had impact on the country\u2019s security. 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