Japan 'disregards facts' in white paper

China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to the China-related contents in Japan's latest defense white paper, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Wednesday.

"The defense white paper, again, disregards facts and is as corny as it used to be. It made groundless accusations against China's normal national defense construction and military activities, made irresponsible remarks on China's maritime activities and made mischief on the South China Sea issue," Geng said in a statement.

In its defense white paper for 2017, approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, Japan devoted 34 pages to irresponsible remarks about China's national defense system and muddying China's normal and justified maritime activities in the East and South China Seas as "attempts to change the status quo by coercion".