Beijing-Tokyo ties 'unlikely to recover soon'
<p><span word="Sino">Sino</span>-<span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="indication">indication</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="session">session</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="insecure">insecure</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>".</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 53-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="session">session</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="facing">facing</span> '<span word="reality">reality</span>' <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> '<span word="reality">reality</span>', <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="severe">severe</span>," <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Jiping">Jiping</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="justify">justify</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="buildup">buildup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mend">mend</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="reinterpreting">reinterpreting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="renouncing">renouncing</span> <span word="Article">Article</span> 9 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pacifist">pacifist</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reversal">reversal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="administrations">administrations</span>.</p>
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