Japan, China trade barbs over Hiroshima invite at U.N. conference

Japan, China trade barbs over Hiroshima invite at U.N. conference

Chinese disarmament ambassador Fu Cong (R on front row) speaks at a meeting of a Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review conference panel in New York on May 18, 2015. China maintains its opposition to Tokyo's invitation to top leaders to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the proposed outcome document of the conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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