China undoubtedly sees hostility in Japan’s plans to massively boost defence spending, say analysts, warning ‘a reciprocal quid pro quo’ may be required for the two to maintain a ‘mutually beneficial yet awkward relationship’.
After Japan unveiled a new national security plan that signals the country s biggest military buildup since World War II, China on Friday said that hyping up the threat posed by Beijing to back its military build-up is doomed to fail.