TOKYO (AP) — A Chinese envoy on Thursday warned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not to shirk responsibility for Japan’s wartime aggression in his statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the hostilities.
Cheng Yonghua, China’s ambassador to Japan, told a news conference that Beijing is closely watching if Abe’s statement would stick to Tokyo’s past expressions of remorse and would show “sincerity” to the victims of Japanese wartime brutality. He said it will be a sign of Japan’s future direction and relations with Asian neighbors.
Abe is expected to make a statement before the Aug.