The Chinese embassy in Japan said an active-duty Japan Self-Defense Forces officer armed with a knife entered the Chinese embassy on March 24 and issued violent threats to Chinese staff, a serious breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that violated China’s sovereignty and endangered diplomatic personnel and facilities. The embassy said the facts are clear and evidence conclusive, and blamed rampant far-right sentiment, lax SDF discipline and Tokyo’s policies on history and Taiw

The Chinese embassy in Japan said an active-duty Japan Self-Defense Forces officer armed with a knife entered the Chinese embassy on March 24 and issued violent threats to Chinese staff, a serious breach of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations that violated China’s sovereignty and endangered diplomatic personnel and facilities. The embassy said the facts are clear and evidence conclusive, and blamed rampant far-right sentiment, lax SDF discipline and Tokyo’s policies on history and Taiwan for creating social conditions for a “resurgent militarism.” It urged Japan to take responsibility, fully investigate the case, root out underlying causes, punish those involved, prevent recurrence and give a responsible explanation to China and the international community.