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China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
South China Morning Post reaches for "slams" where Bloomberg - Markets stays flat.
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What happenedChina Condemns Japan’s ‘Negative Moves’ Over Yasukuni Shrine.
The headline splitSouth China Morning Post frames it as "China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’". Bloomberg - Markets frames it as "China Condemns Japan’s ‘Negative Moves’ Over Yasukuni Shrine".
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CenterChina slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
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China slams Japan’s Takaichi over Yasukuni ritual offering, warns of ‘remilitarisation’
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China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to further strain ties between the neig...
China Condemns Japan’s ‘Negative Moves’ Over Yasukuni Shrine
China strongly condemned what it called Japan’s “negative moves” concerning the Yasukuni Shrine, saying the actions were a provocation against the postwar international order, according to...
