A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday that military cooperation between Japan and the United States should be "strictly" confined to the bilateral category.

When asked to comment on an allegation that Japan would regard war over the Taiwan Strait as an event in its surrounding areas and allow the United States to use its military facilities, Kong said the alliance between Japan and the United States is a bilateral arrangement.

"Therefore, the bilateral arrangement should be strictly confined to the bilateral category," Kong said, noting that such arrangement should avoid bringing complicated factors to regional security and stability.

Moreover, the spokesman said, Japan and the United States should, proceeding from the security, peace and stability of the region as well as their own long-term interests, do more for the benefit of peace and stability in the region, and not the reverse.

Source: Xinhua