Japan raps China's new coast guard law as "unacceptable"

Japan's defense minister said Tuesday China's newly enacted law that allows its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that it sees as illegally entering its waters is "absolutely unacceptable."In a meeting with Joseph Young, charge d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy, which was open to the press, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Japan is "seriously concerned" over the law taking effect, in a veiled warning to China over its growing maritime assertiveness.On Monday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a parliament session that Japan cannot tolerate the new law as it could "i…READ FULL ARTICLE