JAPAN: China concerned over change to pacificist constitution
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China's government has expressed concern about Japan's plans to rewrite its pacifist constitution. Beijing says it's a cause for misgiving for the people of countries that suffered Japanese invasion and occupation. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made revising the constitution a key element in his efforts to boost Japan's role in global security affairs.
Presenter: Bill Bainbridge
Speakers: Gavan McCormack, Professor of Japanese history at ANU; Yoshioka Tatsuya, Director of the Peace Boat
