China has strongly condemned a visit by Japanese officials to the Yasukuni Shrine, a site controversial for honoring war criminals. Beijing views the shrine as a symbol of Japanese militarism and accuses the visiting officials of attempting to rehabilitate war criminals and distort historical facts. The Chinese foreign ministry stated that such visits undermine efforts to conceal Japan's war responsibility and pave the way for remilitarization. AI
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- China
- Hitoshi Kikawada
- Japanese
- Kimi Onoda
- Minoru Kiuchi
- Northern Territories of the Gold Coast
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Sanae Takaichi
- Yasukuni Shrine
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