09 Dec 2025

Foreign minister Wang Yi says Japan is threatening China in wake of fighter jet encounter

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Pressure continues to mount in the latest China-Japan spat after an encounter between Japanese fighter jets and PLA Navy aircraft on December 6.
What happened is disputed:

Beijing claims Japan's aircraft "repeatedly approached and disrupted" a training exercise, "posing a serious threat to flight s...