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tinybear · May 25, 2005, 03:50 am

Koizumi remarks fan fury

May 25, 2005

China expressed anger at Junichiro Koizumi's insistence his visits to a shrine to Japan's war dead is a domestic matter, comments that prompted Vice Premier Wu Yi to cancel a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister.

Wu canceled a scheduled meeting with Koizumi aimed at improving ties Monday and returned to China after saying in a speech relations between the two countries are at a 30-year low.

``Thirty-five million Chinese died and China lost hundreds of billions [of dollars] at the hands of Japanese aggressors, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Tuesday. ``How can a Japanese leader act rashly by visiting Yasukuni? How can he not be more considerate for the feelings of people in China and Asia?''

He cited Koizumi's comments about his trips to the Yasukuni shrine as the reason Wu canceled her meeting with him and left Japan a day early.

Read more: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/s.../GE25Ad01.html

Do you think the Japanese PM's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is a purely domestic matter and is none of anyone else's business?

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tinybear Volcanic Erupter Location: Hong Kong (for now) Posts: 7,017	Japanese PM Stands Firm On Visit To The Shrine Koizumi remarks fan fury May 25, 2005 China expressed anger at Junichiro Koizumi's insistence his visits to a shrine to Japan's war dead is a domestic matter, comments that prompted Vice Premier Wu Yi to cancel a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister. Wu canceled a scheduled meeting with Koizumi aimed at improving ties Monday and returned to China after saying in a speech relations between the two countries are at a 30-year low. ``Thirty-five million Chinese died and China lost hundreds of billions [of dollars] at the hands of Japanese aggressors, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Tuesday. ``How can a Japanese leader act rashly by visiting Yasukuni? How can he not be more considerate for the feelings of people in China and Asia?'' He cited Koizumi's comments about his trips to the Yasukuni shrine as the reason Wu canceled her meeting with him and left Japan a day early. Read more: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/s.../GE25Ad01.html Do you think the Japanese PM's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine is a purely domestic matter and is none of anyone else's business?