Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused Japan of becoming a “strategic vassal” of the United States. Photo: Kyodo
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused Japan of becoming a “strategic vassal” of the United States. Photo: Kyodo
Diplomacy

Beijing blasts US, Japan for ‘anti-China encirclement’ after Tokyo talks

  • It follows diplomatic and security meeting at which concerns were raised about Beijing’s ‘coercion and destabilising behaviour’
  • Foreign ministry spokesman calls it a ‘vicious attack on foreign policy’ and says China won’t yield to pressure from US ahead of Alaska talks

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused Japan of becoming a “strategic vassal” of the United States. Photo: Kyodo
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused Japan of becoming a “strategic vassal” of the United States. Photo: Kyodo
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