Wu Jianghao

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China–Japan radar row turns East China Sea and Taiwan tensions into an open crisis

Primary Chinese diplomatic interlocutor in Tokyo; recipient and issuer of formal protests

In early December 2025, China's Liaoning carrier strike group sailed through waters near Japan's southwest island chain and into the western Pacific. Over two days, between Okinawa's main island and Minamidaito and then east of Kikai Island, it conducted roughly 100 take-offs and landings of J-15 fighters and helicopters.

Updated May 10

Notable Quotes

According to Japanese and Chinese readouts, Wu has called Takaichi’s Taiwan contingency remarks a "complete misjudgement of the situation and an overestimation of Japan's capabilities." ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_China%E2%80%93Japan_diplomatic_crisis))

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In response to Japan’s radar complaints, the Chinese embassy demanded that Tokyo "stop smearing and slandering" and restrain its frontline forces. ([investing.com](https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/chinese-carrier-holds-air-drills-as-tokyo-beijing-trade-barbs-4394857?utm_source=openai))

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