Japan’s top diplomat asked China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy, and demanded a crackdown on what she called “groundless, malicious and anti-Japanese” social media posts that threaten children's safety.

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa of Japan says she will ‘strongly urge’ Chinese counterpart ‘to provide a clear explanation of the facts’.

China said that it doesn’t teach its people to detest Japan, comments that came after diplomats from the two nations met to discuss the stabbing death of a Japanese child.Most Read from BloombergThe Moonshot Plan to Eliminate Deaths on America’s RoadsAOC Proposes $30 Billion Social Housing AuthorityBelfast’s Grand Central Station Creates New Era for Northern Ireland’s Public TransportNew York City’s Transit System Plans $65.