'Baseless accusations': Beijing protests Japan's assessment of China as 'greatest strategic challenge'

• China rejects Japan's defence white paperChina said it has lodged "serious representations" over Japan's latest defence white paper, accusing Tokyo of portraying Beijing as its "greatest strategic challenge" and making "brazen comments" on Taiwan.
• "The white paper once again targeted China with baseless accusations, repeated the so-called 'China threat' narrative and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs by making brazen comments on Taiwan," foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jing said.
• "We strongly deplore and firmly reject this, and have lodged serious representations with Japan," he a