Beijing turns cold shoulder to Japan
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="toughest">toughest</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="flared">flared</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="powerhouses">powerhouses</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> <span word="honoring">honoring</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mend">mend</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>," <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 26 <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yasukuni">Yasukuni</span> <span word="Shrine">Shrine</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> 14 <span word="Class">Class</span>-<span word="A">A</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="miscalculated">miscalculated</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span>," <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="fascists">fascists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nazis">Nazis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2006, <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> "<span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>".</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Jiangyong">Jiangyong</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Tsinghua">Tsinghua</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>."</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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