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China has lodged strong protests with Japan after a man broke into its embassy in Tokyo, in what Beijing described as a “serious and egregious” security breach.⁣ ⁣ According to Chinese officials, the intruder, who claimed to be an active-duty member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, climbed over the embassy wall on Tuesday morning and threatened to kill Chinese diplomats.⁣ ⁣ China’s Foreign Ministry said it was “deeply shocked” by the incident, calling it a grave violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and a direct threat to the safety of embassy staff.⁣ ⁣ Beijing accused Japan of failing to ensure the security of diplomatic missions and warned the incident reflects the “rampant spread of far-right forces” in the country, as well as a lack of discipline within the Self-Defense Forces.⁣ “The incident is egregious in both nature and impact,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said, adding that it exposes deeper problems in Japan’s policies and approach to China.⁣ ⁣ Ch...

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