China slams Japan over war shrine offering

[FT News]

China slammed Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso for his offering to the Yasukuni shrine for war dead, warning of damage to ties while the two Asian powerhouses grapple with financial woes and North Korea.

China has threatened Japan with a “grave and negative impact” on bilateral relations after Taro Aso, Japan’s prime minister, sent a potted plant as a spring offering to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japan’s war dead.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing had indicated “grave concern and dissatisfaction” through diplomatic channels, and warned that “any erroneous moves by Japan will produce grave and negative impact on bilateral relations.”

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