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China demands apology from Japan's KDDI over Mongolia wildfire

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Chinese state media is demanding an apology from Japanese telecommunications company KDDI following a large wildfire in Mongolia. The blaze, which reportedly began with a vehicle fire involving KDDI's subsidiary MobiCom, burned approximately 80% of a nature reserve near the China-Mongolia border. This incident has heightened diplomatic tensions between China and Japan. AI

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China demands apology from Japan's KDDI over Mongolia wildfire

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Liu Zhen ·

    Chinese state media takes aim at Japanese firm KDDI over Mongolia wildfire

    Chinese state media has called for a Japanese telecoms firm to apologise to China over a huge wildfire in neighbouring Mongolia, as diplomatic tensions run high between Beijing and Tokyo. The grassland fire broke out on October 8 and burned about 80 per cent of a nature reserve o…

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