Okinawan delegation visits Beijing cemetery, highlighting historical ties with China

A delegation from Okinawa Prefecture visited a cemetery in Beijing to honor historical ties between China and the Ryukyu Islands. The visit, publicized by the Global Times, included traditional rituals and aimed to emphasize these historical connections amid ongoing tensions between China and Japan. The cemetery contains graves of Ryukyu Kingdom officials and envoys, some of whom protested Japan's annexation of the islands. AI

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• Beijing
• China
• Global Times
• Japan
• Okinawa Prefecture
• Qing dynasty
• Ryukyu Islands
• Ryukyu Kingdom
• Tetsumi Takara
• Xinhua News Agency

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