By Guan Zongze (intern), reported on Global Times, Sankei Shimbun of Japan published an article by Kuwabara Hisahiko, the former Japanese ambassador to Thailand, titled "Japan's 'Decade-Long Slumber' Has Enabled The Expansion Of Chinese Military Power In The East China Sea". The article claims that due to the decline in Japan's military strength over the past decade, China's military power has taken the opportunity to expand in the East China Sea.