China urged Japan to respect the feelings of Chinese people after Japan's leader made his third ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan's minister, lawmakers worship shrine
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday responded to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe making an offering to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by urging Japan to properly deal with the issues surrounding the controversial site.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday morning made an offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival.
China on Friday urged Japan to follow a path of peaceful development with a deep reflection on history.
Revised joint defense guidelines likely to be skewed against China
China has warned that Japan will cause more damage to ties if Shinzo Abe follows recent encouragement and visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in October.
China on Tuesday warned Japan against leading the Asia-Pacific down the path to confrontation, which would greatly damage all countries in the region.
Joint drills between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and US Marines are slated to be the center of attention in October, at least in the East Asia region.
China said on Monday the US, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
A fleet of four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, according to a State Oceanic Administration (SOA) statement.
Chinese customs officials have intercepted 952 tons of imported radioactive scrap metal from Japan in the coastal city of Taizhou in east China's Zhejiang Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Two China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands, on Thursday, according to a State Oceanic Administration statement.