President Xi Jinping has officially invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to a ceremony in September commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war.
Beijing had been waiting for a reply since the invitation was made three weeks ago, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Cheng Guoping said on Friday following a BRICS summit.
Cheng said all leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members – Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – had agreed to attend the September 3 ceremony, which includes a military parade in Tiananmen Square.
Abe had told aides he was willing to visit China, the Asahi newspaper reported.
However, fearing a domestic backlash, he was considering a visit either before or after the ceremony, it said… see more
source: scmp
Tags: Bejing, Japan, Politics, World War Crimes
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