China, Russia slam Japanese ministers' visits to war-linked shrine

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- Aug 17, 2021 - 14:41 All,World

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their talks in Beijing on April 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 13, 2021. Kishi visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, two days ahead of the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2021. Koizumi visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, on the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese education minister Koichi Hagiuda visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2021. Hagiuda visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, on the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura is pictured after visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 13, 2021. Nishimura visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, two days ahead of the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) visits Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, on Aug. 15, 2021. Abe visited the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with more than 2.4 million war dead, on the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

People pray at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on Aug. 15, 2021, the 76th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The Shinto shrine honors more than 2.4 million war dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China and Russia have criticized recent visits by some Japanese Cabinet members to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, pledging that the two countries will jointly defend the truth of history, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.During their phone talks on Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that Beijing and Moscow should join hands to "oppose any attempt to whitewash or glorify militarism" and "stem any scheme to falsify history."Wang's remarks came after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent an offering and three members of …READ FULL ARTICLE

China, Russia slam Japanese ministers' visits to war-linked shrine

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