BEIJING - A joint statement signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin earlier this month avoided wording that could irk Japan, with Beijing asking to remove such reference so as not to damage ties with the neighboring country, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
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