China summons Japanese official over "negative" stance at U.S. summits

China summoned a senior Japanese diplomat on Friday to lodge a complaint that claimed Tokyo displayed a "negative" stance toward Beijing during a Japan-U.S. summit and in trilateral talks involving the Philippines held in Washington, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.Liu Jinsong, director-general of the ministry's Asian Affairs Department, made "solemn representations" and expressed "serious concern and strong dissatisfaction" regarding the two summits in a meeting with Akira Yokochi, chief minister at the Japanese Embassy in China, it said.The embassy said Yokochi explained Tokyo's stance …READ FULL ARTICLE