Japan is threatening China militarily which is "completely unacceptable", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart, after Japan said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.

As China-Japan diplomatic row ripples into entertainment, over 30 Japanese performances have been abruptly cancelled, leaving millions of fans of Japanese culture in China worried about a potential broader cultural ban.

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals.

While the United States is refusing to lend Japan a helping hand, the intensity of the China-Japan confrontation is moving in a deeply worrying direction.

China's foreign minister has accused Japan of failing to reflect on its wartime past, in a meeting with his German counterpart.

A 15-year strategy of subsidies, overseas partnerships and political risk-taking shows how Tokyo slowly loosened Beijing’s grip on critical minerals while the US and Europe are only now waking up.

Over the weekend, China and Japan came dangerously close to a mid-air military conflict. Japan says Chinese fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Liaoning locked fire-control radar on Japanese warplanes — an aggressive move just one step short of missile launch.

The remarks made by China’s top diplomat in Beijing came after Tokyo said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.