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China warns against Japan-India economic security cooperation BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China on Friday warned against a Japan-India agreement earlier this week to deepen cooperation on economic security, saying such co

China Says Japan-India Cooperation 'Should Not Target' Beijing China said on Friday that cooperation between India and Japan "should not target" Beijing, after the leaders of the other two countries agreed to work more closely on critical minerals. The strategic commodities, which are used in everything from electric vehicles and smartphones to jet engines and guided missiles, featured prominently during talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's Sanae Takaichi in New Delhi on Thursday. Asked about the meeting, China's foreign ministry said countries should work to "foster understanding and trust". "Cooperation between nations... should not target or harm the interests of third parties, let alone serve as a pretext for forming exclusive cliques or stoking confrontation," spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a news conference. The relationship between Beijing and Tokyo has become more turbulent since Takaichi suggested in November that a potential future attack on Taiwan -- the self-ruled island claimed by China -- could warrant Japanese military involvement. Chinese authorities have responded in part by restricting flows to Japan of rare earths, a sector China dominates…

China says Japan-India cooperation 'should not target' Beijing "Cooperation between nations ... should not target or harm the interests of third parties," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said after talks between India and Japan.

India-Japan ties should not target third party: China India and Japan also expressed "serious concern" at the situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and opposed unilateral actions that endanger freedom of navigation as well as attempts to change the status quo by force

China says cooperation between countries should not harm interests of ... 中文 English BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China always believes that cooperation between countries should not target any third party or harm the interests of any third party, neither should such cooperation undermine regional peace and stability, a foreign ministry spokesperson said here on Friday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a defense pact reportedly signed between Japan and the Philippines aimed at enhancing mutual assistance in military logistics. Guo noted that during World War II, Japanese militarists invaded the Philippines, oppressed the Philippine people with force and coercion, and ruthlessly killed Chinese diplomatic and consular officials. "That part of history must be remembered, those atrocities must be accounted for, and justice must be delivered for such crimes," Guo added. Guo said despite criticism from Southeast Asian countries and the international community over latest military and security developments in Japan, the Japanese side has shown no inclination to mend its conduct, and instead made up various pretexts to expand…

China says Japan-India cooperation 'should not target' Beijing Reuters China warns against 'exclusive cliques' after India and Japan agree to deepen cooperation China said on Friday that cooperation between India and Japan "should not target" Beijing after the leaders of the other two countries agreed to work more closely on critical minerals. "Cooperation between nations... should not target or harm the interests of third parties, let alone serve as a pretext for forming exclusive cliques or stoking confrontation," foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a news conference when asked about the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's Sanae Takaichi. Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel ) Read More News on China India Japan relations India Japan cooperation China on India Japan ties India Japan critical minerals partnership China reacts to India Japan cooperation Narendra Modi Sanae Takaichi meeting India Japan critical minerals China India Japan geopolitics Beijing on India Japan partnership China warns against exclusive cliques (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times What…

China says cooperation between countries should not harm interests of ... Xinhua | January 19, 2026 China always believes that cooperation between countries should not target any third party or harm the interests of any third party, neither should such cooperation undermine regional peace and stability, a foreign ministry spokesperson said in Beijing on Friday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked to comment on a defense pact reportedly signed between Japan and the Philippines aimed at enhancing mutual assistance in military logistics. Guo noted that during World War II, Japanese militarists invaded the Philippines, oppressed the Philippine people with force and coercion, and ruthlessly killed Chinese diplomatic and consular officials. "That part of history must be remembered, those atrocities must be accounted for, and justice must be delivered for such crimes," Guo added. Guo said despite criticism from Southeast Asian countries and the international community over latest military and security developments in Japan, the Japanese side has shown no inclination to mend its conduct, and instead made up var…