Abe's remarks fan China-Japan tensions

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Japanese troops on Sunday that Tokyo opposes the use of force to galvanize the status quo in Asia, comments Beijing took to be directed at China, Financial Times reported. The Chinese foreign ministry responded on Monday by accusing Japan’s leaders of “repeatedly making provocative remarks” and displaying “wild arrogance.” The state-run newspaper Global Times said the chance that friction between the powers would “escalate into military clashes is growing”. Tensions have been escalating between the two powers since Japan bought three of the Senkaku, or in Chinese, Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea, which Beijing claims is China’s territory.