Japan ruling party seeks cancellation of state visit by China's Xi

Lawmakers from Japan's ruling party said Friday they will urge the government to cancel Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit, citing concerns over Beijing's crackdown on dissidents in Hong Kong under a new national security law.Senior members of the Liberal Democratic Party's two committees on foreign affairs drew up a draft resolution decrying the law, which took effect Tuesday and was quickly used to arrest protestors. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leads the party."We cannot just stand by and watch. We voice our strong condemnation (of the law)," the resolution said. "We cannot help but…READ FULL ARTICLE