"China's position has not changed... Scholars can put forth any idea they want and they do not represent the views of the Chinese government," the deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo, told delegates at a security conference in Singapore.
Lord knows how that slipped by their layers of editors and fact checkers, eh?
When China is strong enough, Japan will hear that claim again, I'm sure.
