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

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Zhen, L. (2026, October 23). Chinese state media takes aim at Japanese firm KDDI over Mongolia wildfire. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371856/chinese-state-media-takes-aim-japanese-firm-kddi-over-mongolia-wildfire

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Chinese state media has criticized Japanese telecoms firm KDDI over a wildfire in Mongolia that broke out on October 8. The fire burned about 80% of a nature reserve near the China-Mongolia border after a vehicle belonging to MobiCom, KDDI's Mongolian subsidiary, caught fire. State media is calling for an apology from KDDI regarding this incident.

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Chinese state media has criticized Japanese firm KDDI over a wildfire in Mongolia that broke out on October 8. The fire reportedly started when a vehicle used by MobiCom executives, a subsidiary of KDDI operating in Mongolia, caught fire and ignited dry grass. This blaze burned about 80 percent of a nature reserve along the Mongolia-China border. State media claims that KDDI owes an apology to China due to the environmental damage, with the company potentially facing compensation claims from Mongolian authorities.

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

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Outlets say the telecoms operator owes China an apology over the grassland blaze that reportedly started after a company vehicle caught fire

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