Japan Foreign Minister Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Senkaku Islands in Call With Chinese Counterpart

Japan Foreign Minister Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Senkaku Islands in Call With Chinese Counterpart
Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, on Nov. 10, 2021. Issei Kato/Reuters
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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi voiced “serious concerns” about Chinese regime ships repeatedly entering Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in a phone conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Nov. 18.

Hayashi was speaking with Wang, who is also a state councilor, for the first time since taking over as Japan’s top diplomat on Nov. 10.

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