China has threatened Japan with a “grave and negative impact” on bilateral relations after Taro Aso, Japan's prime minister, sent a potted plant as a spring offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honours Japan's war dead.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing had indicated “grave concern and dissatisfaction” through diplomatic channels, and warned that “any erroneous moves by Japan will produce grave and negative impact on bilateral relations.”
When asked whether Beijing would cancel an imminent visit to China by Taro Aso, the Foreign Ministry refused to answer, saying only that “relevant information will be released in due course.”
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