Visit to Yasukuni China Xinhua News Agency "Opposite wrong actions" August 16 0:19
On the 15th of the "End of the War", the four Abe administration's largest four cabinet members visited Yasukuni Shrine, state-owned Xinhua News Agency said in a special article "China is consistently the key to Japanese political circles. Against the wrong behavior of people, the Japanese side has faced the history of aggression and, with deep reflection, broke away from militarism and repeatedly urged us to gain the trust of neighboring countries in Asia and the international community by actual action. "I reiterated my position on the Chinese side.
He pointed out that Prime Minister Abe paid the ball skewers to Yasukuni Shrine at his own expense as President of the LDP for the eighth consecutive year.
In addition, the state-owned China Central Television featured that while Prime Minister Murayama announced his discourse on the 15th, the minister's visit to Yasukuni Shrine was not covered in the news.
Regarding the so-called "Murayama discourse," which expressed a deep remorse for past colonial rule and aggression at the 50th anniversary of the war, 25 years ago, in the discourse, "The future reconciliation of Japan, Asia and the world, I hope that they will contribute to peace and development," he said in detail, saying that "it is extremely important for Japan and China to build long-term friendly relations."
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has so far not released any comments.