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For those clamoring for a bit more depth as to what is going on between Japan and China with very up-to-date information on where things are in the diplomatic juncture, this piece fills the bill.
(Condensed versions airing on CBC, VOA).
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For those clamoring for a bit more depth as to what is going on between Japan and China with very up-to-date information on where things are in the diplomatic juncture, this piece fills the bill. (Condensed versions airing on CBC, VOA).
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condensed versions airing 18 April on CBC, VOA.
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INTRO: The rising anti-Japanese sentiment in China is continuing to rattle Japan. The country’s benchmark stock index today (Monday) plunged nearly four percent, closing at a low point for the year, due in part to concerns how Japanese companies in China will be affected by the protests there.
Japan’s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura continued talks with Chinese officials today, although he has failed to get a requested apology for recent damage to Japanese diplomatic and commercial property by Chinese demonstrators. More from Steve Herman in Tokyo.
TEXT:
To add insult to injury, not only has Japan failed to win an apology from China, but the communist government is refusing to agree to a face-to-face meeting later this week in Indonesia between the Japanese and Chinese leaders.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, softening his stance, says he won’t press Hu Jintao for a...
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