China denounced remarks by Japan and the European Union about the South China Sea at a UN Security Council meeting on Monday (Apr 27) and accused Tokyo of provocative behavior in the Taiwan Strait and planning military expansion. Ayano Kunimitsu, a Japanese vice foreign minister, told the Council meeting on maritime security that Tokyo was seriously concerned about the situation in the East China and South China Sea s and reiterated Japan's opposition to any attempt to change the status quo by