China and North Korea criticize Japan's military expansion

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile, and both North Korea and China criticized Japan's military expansion. North Korea said Japan's missile expansion raises regional security risks, and China's Defense Ministry issued a stern warning about Japan's long-range missile deployment.

China also said it is implementing measures to counter Japan's accelerating remilitarization. Separately, China's coast guard said it expelled a Japanese boat from waters around the Diaoyu Islands.