An undated photo shows a burial site of Japanese abandoned chemical weapons in Haerbaling, Dunhua, Jilin province. (Photo/Chinamil.com.cn)

China has urged the Japanese government to honor their promise to recover, recycle and destruct abandoned chemical weapons, said the vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong, during his inspection tour in Dunhua, Jilin province on Thursday. The news was posted on the website of China's Ministry of National Defense.

Abandoned chemical weapons have been found in over 90 locations in 18 provinces, cities and autonomous regions around China. In Haerbaling, Dunhua the Japanese buried around 330,000 chemical weapons. The weapons are set to be fully disposed of by 2022.