China lodges complaint over Kishida’s ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has made stern representations to Japan over Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sending a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

Kishida sent a ritual offering to the shrine on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported.

The shrine is seen in China and South Korea as a symbol of former Japanese military aggression.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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