FOCUS: China wary Japan's Kishida may take hard stance following election

China has apparently become wary that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may adopt a hard-line approach to the Communist-led government after his ruling party enjoyed a sweeping victory in Sunday's upper house election.Beijing is also closely watching whether Friday's shocking assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, regarded as a hawkish conservative in China, will motivate Kishida to revise the country's war-renouncing Constitution, diplomatic sources said.Chinese President Xi Jinping is believed to be reluctant to avoid a diplomatic spat with Japan, as he has been k…READ FULL ARTICLE