TOKYO: China and Japan raised the temperature in a territorial dispute with each summoning the other’s ambassador over Beijing’s declaration of an air defence zone, a move which Tokyo called “profoundly dangerous”.
The diplomatic scuffle yesterday came after Washington said it would stand by Japan in any military clash over the Senkaku Islands, which Beijing claims as the Diaoyus, and as Seoul and Taipei voiced their disquiet at China’s weekend announcement.
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