New Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Wednesday aired "strong concern" over China's recent military drills near Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled democratic island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory."Combined with a lack of transparency of its national defense policies and military forces, recent military activities by China have become a strong concern for our nation, the region and the international community," Hamada told a press conference after he assumed his post in a Cabinet reshuffle earlier in the day.Hamada said Japan wil…READ FULL ARTICLE