China poses a ‘security threat’ to Japan, Taro Kono says


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A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force E-2C Hawkeye aircraft crew chief from the 601st Squadron, Airborne Early Warning Group out of Misawa Air Base, Japan, directs an aircraft to a parking spot at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam during a joint exercise. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense) FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer September 10, 2020 00:37 JST | Japan Copy Copied TOKYO -- Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono struck a hawkish tone on China in remarks Wednesday, warning that Beijing may try to expand its maritime militarization to the East China Sea. "When I was foreign minister, I...