中 "Japanese Diet Members' Group Visit to Yasukuni Shrine, a Wrong Attitude Without Reflection"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] China strongly condemned Japanese lawmakers who collectively visited Yasukuni Shrine, where Class A war criminals of the Pacific War are enshrined, on the 7th.

Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular briefing on the 7th in response to related questions, "What exactly is Japan's intention in kneeling at Yasukuni Shrine?"

Ninety-nine lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties belonging to the "Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Visiting Yasukuni Shrine Together" (68 members of the House of Representatives and 31 members of the House of Councillors) visited Yasukuni Shrine that morning.

Spokesperson Zhao emphasized, "This reflects an unrepentant and wrong attitude," and stated, "We firmly oppose it."

He added, "Japan must abide by the Four Political Documents between China and Japan and earn the trust of its Asian neighbors and the international community through concrete actions."

The Four Political Documents between China and Japan refer to the Joint Communique of China and Japan announced at the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between China and Japan signed by the foreign ministers of both countries in 1978, the Joint Declaration on the Efforts to Establish a China-Japan Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation for Peace and Development announced in 1998, and the Joint Statement on the Comprehensive Promotion of a China-Japan Strategic Mutual Beneficial Relationship signed by the leaders of both countries in 2008.

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