1st LD-Writethru: China slams comments by Japan, other countries on military drills around Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The irresponsible and fact-distorting comments by Japan and some other countries regarding China's necessary moves to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity are extremely hypocritical, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

According to media reports, Japan, Australia, institutions of the European Union and some European countries have expressed concer