# China urges Japan to face history and break with militarism

https://mins.news/en/item/102463

- CGTN, 2026-10-15 12:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-15/China-urges-Japanese-government-to-face-history-break-with-militarism-1RgyH5R0Q48/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China’s Foreign Ministry urged Japan to confront its history and sever ties with militarism after Japanese media published minutes concerning the decision to enshrine Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine. Spokesperson Mao Ning said the records showed Japan had arranged the enshrinement of 14 war criminals in the 1960s but kept the process secret until 1979, and called on Japan to reflect on its war crimes.

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