China unleashes 'wolf warriors' in diplomatic duel with Japan, and also the Philippines very much in the picture


By Liz LeeTim Kelly
Illustration/: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

BEIJING/TOKYO/MANILA (Reuters): Chinese diplomats airing hawkish views, known as "wolf warriors", have returned to the global stage, drumming up criticism of Japan's prime minister in countries that suffered from its military actions during World War Two.

A fortnight after new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told lawmakers that an attack on Taiwan threatening Japan's survival would trigger a military response from Tokyo, China has not slowed the momentum of the vitriol poured out on her.

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