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China urges Japan to stop making 'groundless accusations'
中國敦促日本停止無根據指控
During the G20 summit in Turkey on Nov. 15 and 16, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly met with German Chancellor, Australian Prime Minister and British Prime Minister. He expressed concerns about China's island building in the South China Sea and called for their support in ensuring the rule of law there. In response, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday urged Japan to stop making "groundless accusations" against China, and said Japan is "a non-relevant party in the South China Sea issue."
"China expresses dissatisfaction towards what Japan did. Japan is not a party concerned in the South China Sea issue. Instead of being prudent in its words and actions, Japan has recently kept hyping up the South China Sea issue, which is not in line with the improvement of the China-Japan relationship and will undermine regional peace and stability. We urge Japan to stop groundless accusations on the South China Sea issue," said Hong Lei, spokesperson of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
