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Article: China criticizes Japan over talk of preemptive strike on N. Korea.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- July 13, 2006
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BEIJING, July 13 (Yonhap) -- China on Thursday denounced Japan for raising the possibility of a preemptive strike against North Korea, saying such talk is "extremely irresponsible" and against international efforts to diplomatically resolve tension over Pyongyang's recent missile launches.Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday that his nation should have the ability to prepare for any unpredictable moves by North Korea, a remark interpreted as supporting an attack on the North to prevent future missile firings. South Korea condemned Japan's talk of a preemptive strike, saying it is a reflection of its military aggression.In China's first official ...