China's military buildup worrisome, pattern of belligerent behavior: Japanese ambassador to U.S.

China’s “spectacularly active” naval posture and “massive” military buildup in Asia are part of a pattern of belligerent behavior towardJapan and other neighbors over maritime disputes, according to Japan’s ambassador to the U.S.Speaking at a Bloomberg Government breakfast in Washington yesterday, Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. Kenichiro Sasae described China’s increasingly frequent forays to lodge territorial claims in the resource-rich East and South China Seas as “harassing” and “provocative.”Japan is urging the Chinese government to “restrain yourself,” said Sasae, who served as deputy foreign minister until last year.The world’s second- and third-largest economies have protested the presence of each other’s vessels in waters around a disputed East China Sea island chain -- known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China -- in a region rich in oil, natural gas and fish. China’s Military Buildup Worrisome, Japan’s U.S. Ambassador Says - Bloomberg