Shrine visits sour Sino-Japanese ties

From: China Daily | Date: December 31, 2005 | Copyright information

The year 2005 ends with deteriorating Sino-Japanese political relations due to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to the Yasukuni Shrine.

Turning a deaf ear to the criticisms and protests at home and abroad, the prime minister has paid tribute to the shrine honouring 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including a dozen World War II criminals, for five consecutive years since he came to power in 2001.

Koizumi's action has seriously hurt the feelings of the peo...

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