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Article: 3rd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador, strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
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- August 15, 2006
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3rd LD: Chinese Foreign Minister summons Japanese ambassador,
strongly protests against Koizumi's shrine visit
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing
summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Miyamoto Yuji here Tuesday,
lodging serious and solemn representations, and strong protests
against Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's sixth visit to
the war criminals-honoring Yasukuni Shrine.
Li said he expresses "strong indignation" and "strong
condemnation" over the visit.
"China strongly requests Japanese leaders to make efforts to
remove political barriers and push the Sino-Japanese ties back to the
normal development track at an early date," he said.
Li told ...