Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi reported the 2021 edition of the Diplomatic Blue Book to the Cabinet meeting on March 27. For the first time, he described China's attempts to unilaterally change the status quo in the East China Sea and other areas as "a strong security concern for the region and the international community, including Japan. The report clarified the strategy of strengthening cooperation with the U.S. and other countries to deter China from expanding its military power.

Nihon Keizai Shimbun