Japan is considering temporarily lending a statue of a famous Chinese Zen master to China in a goodwill gesture as next year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The move is intended to help improve Sino-Japanese relations through cultural exchanges, at a time when the two nations have been at odds over several issues including Taiwan and China's alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.The Japanese Embassy in Beijing is pushing the project as a "homecoming" of Zen master Yinyuan Longqi (1592-1673) , known as Ingen …READ FULL ARTICLE
