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Japan blasts Chinese submarine intrusion as Beijing stays silent

Japan’s media said the country’s distrust of China had grown with the intrusion of a Chinese nuclear submarine, as Beijing stayed silent for a second day on Tokyo’s demands for an apology.”Tokyo had every reason to request an apology from Beijing for its violation of Japanese sovereignty and demand it ensure nothing like the recent incident will ever happen again,” the best-selling Yomiuri Shimbun said in an editorial Saturday. “The Chinese submarine’s behavior was enough to arouse our great distrust,” it said. The Mainichi Shimbun, which is known for its liberal views, said Beijing should respond promptly to the apology demand.Full Story