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China's Defense Ministry condemns Japanese leaders' Yasukuni Shrine visits on war anniversary
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China's Ministry of National Defense denounced Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi for honoring Yasukuni Shrine on the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender. Spokesperson Jiang Bin called the shrine a symbol of militarist aggression and said the acts desecrate historical justice, hurt the people of Asia-Pacific victim nations, and challenge the post-war international order.
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The statement frames the shrine visits as a direct assault on the outcome of World War II and the legitimacy of the post-war order.
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