(15 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing - 15 July 2025 1. Wide of news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson: “Japan’s newly released defense white paper adopts a wrongful perception of China, unjustifiably interferes in China’s internal affairs and plays up the so-called China threat. China firmly opposes and strongly deplores this and has lodged solemn protests with the Japanese side.” 3. Wide of reporters 4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin)