Japanese PM's war shrine visit angers China
- 10 years ago
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited a shrine honouring Japan's war dead in a move that led to China warning that already poor relations would worsen.
Thursday's visit to the shrine, which honours 2.5 million war dead including convicted war criminals, appears to be a departure from Abe's "pragmatic" approach to foreign policy, in which he tried to avoid alienating neighbouring countries.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang issued a strong rebuke in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from reports from Hong Kong.
Thursday's visit to the shrine, which honours 2.5 million war dead including convicted war criminals, appears to be a departure from Abe's "pragmatic" approach to foreign policy, in which he tried to avoid alienating neighbouring countries.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang issued a strong rebuke in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
Al Jazeera's Rob McBride reports from reports from Hong Kong.