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“We consider it an option, and plan to study the possibility based on a strategic point of view,” Yoshihide Suga told a news conference .
“There is no room for compromise over our sovereignty,” he added. In Beijing, China’s Foreign Ministry warned that such a move would not be tolerated. “If they do provoke, they must be prepared to take the consequences,” a ministry spokesman said.
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