Japan's Foreign Minister made remarks hyping the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea arbitration award and issued a joint statement with other countries on the issue.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Jul 13, 2:30 PM

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CGTNChinese state media · Jul 13, 2:01 PM

Japan's Foreign Minister made remarks hyping the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea arbitration award

Cites: China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Details: 10th anniversary

CGTNChinese state media · Jul 13, 2:01 PM

Japan issued a joint statement with other countries on the South China Sea issue

Cites: China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs