China-Japan tensions escalate after Tokyo labels Beijing as its ‘greatest strategic challenge’
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. | Photo Credit: Reuters China has lodged a “serious diplomatic” protest with Japan over its latest defence white paper, which portrayed Beijing as Tokyo’s “greatest strategic challenge” and made “brazen comments” on Taiwan, further escalating tensions between the two countries. “The white paper…