Security threats according to China: US, Japan, Australia and separatist movements | DW News

China has released a new white paper on national defense, laying out the country's military preparedness and security strategy. It singled out the United States, Japan and Australia as actors allegedly causing security uncertainties in the Pacific region. The paper discusses those nations' moves to beef up their military presence and alliances. China claimed its own military does not pose a threat. Chinese officials say one of their top concerns remains independence movements in Tibet and in the northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang. The paper also goes on to warn against independence for Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims as part of its territory.

China has released a new white paper on national defense, laying out the country's military preparedness and security strategy. It singled out the United States, Japan and Australia as players bringing security uncertainties to the Pacific region, pointing to moves to beef up their military presence and alliances. China said its own military does not pose a threat. One of Beijing's top concerns is somewhat domestic. Officials worry about separatist movements in Tibet and Xinjiang in the far west. Also the paper goes on to warn Taiwan, a de facto functionally independent, separate country, from declaring formal independence.

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