# China criticizes Japan’s secret decision to enshrine war criminals

https://mins.news/en/item/102477

- CGTN, 2026-10-15 09:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-15/China-criticizes-Japan-s-secretive-decision-to-enshrine-war-criminals-1RgkdYPbSY8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> China says Japan’s government knew fully well that enshrining Class-A war criminals at Yasukuni Shrine was disgraceful. Japanese media recently released internal records indicating that the government and shrine made an arrangement in the 1960s, though it was not disclosed until 1979. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Thursday that evidence of Japanese militarism’s aggression is irrefutable.

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