# China strongly deplores Japan’s negative moves over Yasukuni Shrine

https://mins.news/en/item/23280

- CGTN, 2026-08-15 02:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-15/news-1PCHeWSrE5y/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China has lodged serious protests over Japan’s negative moves concerning the Yasukuni war shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender in World War II. The spokesperson called the shrine a symbol of militarism honoring 14 convicted Class-A war criminals and urged Japan to confront its history of aggression and break with militarism.

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