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Protest by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao

May 3, 2025

On May 3 in the afternoon, Mr. Funakoshi Takehiro, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, reiterated a strong protest to Mr. Wu Jianghao, Ambassador of China to Japan, over the intrusion of four China Coast Guard vessels into Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, and the violation of Japan's territorial airspace by a helicopter launched from one of the China Coast Guard vessels, strongly urging the Government of China to ensure that similar acts do not recur.


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