Tokyo aims to overturn stance on collective self-defense rule

Tokyo looks set to further loosen legislative restrictions on sending troops into war zones and to change its postwar defense posture, as the Cabinet issued on Tuesday a draft summary outlining Japan's controversial definition of collective self-defense.

Beijing said on Monday that any policy adjustments on Japan's military security "should not harm China's sovereignty and security interests".

Japan has manufactured incidents and stirred up tension to pave the way for easing the constitutional curbs that have kept the military out of overseas conflicts for nearly 70 years, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.