Japan, China mark 40th anniversary of ties amid tensions

Japan, China mark 40th anniversary of ties amid tensions

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 29, 1972, shows Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka (R front) and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (L front) raising glasses in a toast after the two leaders signed a joint statement to end the state of war between the two countries and normalize bilateral ties. Japan and China marked the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2012, as simmering tensions sparked by Tokyo's nationalization of a group of Japanese-administered, Beijing-claimed islands in the East China Sea showed no signs of subsiding.

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