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PoliticsChinese spokesperson says Japanese PM’s address blurs responsibility for aggression

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian accused Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of avoiding reflection on historical lessons and obscuring Japan’s responsibility for its acts of aggression in her address at the National Memorial Service for the War Dead. He also criticized her offering to Yasukuni Shrine and urged Japan to confront its war crimes and break with militarism.

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CChina News Service★★★☆☆2026-08-18 01:26Original

Chinese spokesperson says Japanese PM’s address blurs responsibility for aggression
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