06 Apr 2021
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On Monday, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi.
Some context: Usually-tense Sino-Japanese relations have thawed somewhat in the past few years, but recent disagreements threaten to send ties back into a deep freeze.
Motegi brought up...
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