据新华网报道,日本外相麻生太郎2005年12月22日宜称: “中国正在成为相当程度的威胁”,并扬言日本应成为亚洲领袖。日本官房长官安倍晋三当天也表示,他和小泉首相均赞同麻生有关要求中国军费开支“透明化”的言论。这是小泉历届内阁阁僚首次公开宣称“中国威胁论”。麻生太郎是在出席一个记者招待会时发表上述言论的,麻 According to Xinhua News Agency reported that Japan Foreign Minister Taro Aso on December 22, 2005 should be said: “China is becoming a considerable threat,” and threatened Japan should become the leader in Asia. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said the same day that both he and Prime Minister Junichiro agreed with Aso’s remarks on “transparency” in China’s military spending. This is the first time that Koizumi’s cabinet cabinet members publicly declared “the China threat theory.” Taro Aso made the above remarks when attending a press conference