Yoshimasa Hayashi stressed the importance of constructive, stable relations with China. - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuter): Japan's new foreign minister said on Thursday (Npv 11) it was important to build constructive and stable ties with China while calling for responsible behaviour from its giant neighbour.
Staunch US ally Japan has recently been more outspoken on questioning China's assertiveness on issues such as the disputed South China Sea and self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.
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