Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Nov. 10 that the Japanese government had lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a senior Chinese diplomat’s threatening remarks aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Kihara told reporters that the foreign ministry and the Japanese Embassy in China had requested an immediate retraction of the statement made by the Chinese diplomat.
Although the intent is unclear, it is “extremely inappropriate” for the head of China’s overseas diplomatic mission to make such a statement, Kihara said. He also said that the government is seeking “a clear explanation” from the Chinese side….
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