China wary of possible changes in Japan after snap election

China wary of possible changes in Japan after snap election

BEIJING, China - Liu Jiangyong, vice dean of the Institute of Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Nov. 18, 2014, in Beijing. Liu said that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have more room for maneuver on foreign affairs if his ruling Liberal Democratic Party secures a comfortable win over opposition parties in the Dec. 14 general election, and should Abe manage to convince his conservative political base afterward. (Kyodo)

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