December 29, 2016

"China on Thursday voiced firm opposition to Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, saying China will lodge solemn representation to Japan on the issue.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced the opposition at a daily press briefing.

Hua said that it was the ultimate irony that Inada on Thursday morning visited the war shrine, which honors 14 Class-A convicted war criminals among 2.5 million Japanese war dead from WWII, only a day after her visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Pearl Harbor, which has been dubbed by Tokyo as a 'tour of reconciliation.'

Some reports suggested that Abe's recent visit to Pearl Harbor is no more than a political show aiming to strengthen the Japanese-U.S. alliance."

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