Japan's Ruling LDP Approves Arms Export Plan, China Voices Serious Concern

I cannot find direct reporting in the supplied articles that the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has approved a specific arms-export plan or that Beijing has formally "voiced serious concern" about such an approval.

“Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reacts during a regular press conference on Nov 24, 2025”

Asia News Network

The only reporting about Japan in the provided material is a comment that "A critic warned that Japan's right-wing forces are again showing ambitions to evade the limits of the post-war international order and domestic law in order to pursue remilitarization."

Asia News Network

That comment suggests concern about remilitarization but does not explicitly say the LDP approved an arms-export plan.

The other article concerns China's stance on Iran and U.S. tensions, noting that China "opposes the use or threat of force" and is "prepared to help promote de-escalation and negotiations".

Given these sources, the factual claim in your headline is not directly supported by the supplied texts, which instead point to a broader debate over remilitarization in Japan and to China's preference for restraint in international crises.

Asia News Network reports domestic critics are alarmed at renewed ambitions for remilitarization in Japan.

The article quotes a critic who warned that Japan's right-wing forces are seeking to "evade the limits of the post-war international order and domestic law in order to pursue remilitarization," framing the development as a challenge to post-war norms and legal constraints.

PressTV

The source presents domestic political pushback or alarm but does not attribute specific government policy actions (such as an LDP cabinet action or parliamentary approval) to the LDP in the supplied snippet.

PressTV’s content frames Chinese diplomatic messaging around Iran-U.S. tensions.

“Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning reacts during a regular press conference on Nov 24, 2025”

Asia News Network

It quotes China as supporting Iran’s stability and legitimate rights while opposing the use or threat of force.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning is quoted saying China values long-standing friendship and is prepared to promote de-escalation and negotiations.

That statement suggests China prefers restraint in regional conflicts but, in the provided excerpt, does not connect Beijing’s remarks to Japan’s domestic policy debates or any Japanese arms-export decision.

In sum, the supplied sources allow only cautious, partial conclusions: Asia News Network records domestic critique and alarm about renewed remilitarization impulses in Japan, while PressTV records China’s diplomatic posture of opposing force and favoring de‑escalation in the Iran‑U.S. theatre.

Neither provided excerpt confirms that the LDP approved a concrete arms‑export plan or that China explicitly voiced concern about that action; that gap should be filled by direct reporting from additional sources before asserting the headline as fact.

PressTV

Because the supplied texts differ in subject and do not overlap on the specific claim, the claim remains unsupported by these excerpts and should be verified with more targeted coverage.