# Chinese embassy condemns Japanese politicians’ Yasukuni Shrine moves

https://mins.news/en/item/23276

- CGTN, 2026-08-16 02:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-16/Chinese-embassy-condemns-Japanese-politicians-Yasukuni-Shrine-moves-1PEdjSky2u4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Chinese Embassy in Japan said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ritual offering at Yasukuni Shrine, along with visits by cabinet ministers and senior politicians, seriously challenges the outcomes of World War II and the postwar international order. China said it firmly opposes and strongly condemns the actions and has lodged a protest with Japan.

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