China says shrine visits top cause of strained ties with Japan

China says shrine visits top cause of strained ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing speaks at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7. Li said that continued visits by Japanese leaders to the war-related Yasukuni Shrine were the top cause for Japan's strained political ties with China.

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