By ZHANG YUNBI | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-07 07:16 Share CLOSE State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) meets with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi in Japan, Tokyo on Nov 24, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Beijing has delivered a sharpened warning to Tokyo, saying that respecting China's internal affairs is a "minimum requirement" for Japan as a close neighbor, and Japan "should not stretch its long arm too far". The warning-following a series of Beijing's criticisms of Tokyo's joining Washington in lashing out on topics such as Hong Kong and Xinjiang-was issued by State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday in a phone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.