BREAKING NEWS: China strongly protests over Japan ministers' visits to Yasukuni shrine
- China's Ministry of National Defense protested Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi's visits to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, calling it a desecration of historical justice.
- Jiang Bin, a Chinese defense spokesman, described the shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism responsible for harm to Asia-Pacific peoples.
- Jiang accused Japanese politicians of denying wartime aggression and warned that advancing neo-militarism threatens regional peace.
- He urged Japan to reflect on its war responsibility and learn from history to maintain peace with its Asian neighbors.
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China Protests Japan PM, Defense Minister’s Yasukuni Actions
China lodged a formal protest with Japan after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent an offering to Yasukuni shrine and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited it on the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
China deplores Japan's negative moves regarding Yasukuni Shrine on WWII surrender anniversary
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that China strongly deplores Japan's negative moves related to the Yasukuni war shrine on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II, and has lodged serious protests against Japan.
Beijing accuses Tokyo of "covering" war crimes and warns against Japanese remilitarization following the visit of Defense Minister and other cabinet members
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