Japan may not call China "threat" in security strategy, keep current label

The Japanese government is unlikely to label China as a "threat" in its key security strategy document to be revised by the year-end, possibly retaining the current language that describes Beijing's assertiveness as "the greatest strategic challenge," sources close to the matter said Friday.The idea to not use tougher language against China is apparently to avoid fueling further tensions to already strained Sino-Japanese ties, at a time when the United States, Japan's close security ally, has been moving to build a "constructive relationship of strategic stability" with the world's second l…READ FULL ARTICLE