China Steps Up ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Against Japan, Hurling Accusation About Plutonium Stockpile

By Akiko Yoshinaga and Shotaro Demizu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents
15:47 JST,
November 23, 2025
China is ratcheting up its wolf warrior diplomacy to spread its claims and exert pressure on Japan via international organizations and overseas diplomatic missions, in response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark on a possible Taiwan contingency.
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