China regrets Koizumi's remarks on Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hand with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi in Tokyo on Feb. 11. Wang expressed deep regret over Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's intention to continue paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and not to dwell on the fact that the shrine honors Japanese war criminals.

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