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TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua leaves Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2013. Cheng held talks with Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki ahead of the anniversary on Aug. 15 of Japan's surrender in World War II, senior Foreign Ministry officials said.

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