On April 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked: On the 21st, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, in the name of "Cabinet Prime Minister", offered sacrifices to the Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines Class-A war criminals of World War II. What is China’s comment on this?
Guo Jiakun said that China firmly opposes and severely condemns Japan’s negative moves regarding the Yasukuni Shrine, and has lodged stern representations with Japan and strongly protested.
The Yasukuni Shrine is the spiritual tool and symbol of Japanese militarism's war of aggression against foreign countries. It is the de facto "war criminals shrine." This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. What is outrageous is that today, 80 years later, the notorious Yasukuni Shrine still enshrines Japan’s World War II Class-A war criminals who were directly responsible for the war of aggression. Japanese officials and politicians have visited the shrine many times or made sacrifices and sacrifices. Japan's negative move on the Yasukuni Shrine issue is essentially an evasion of its own responsibilities, a desecration of historical justice, a provocation to the invaded countries, and a challenge to the victory of World War II. It has been unanimously condemned and firmly opposed by the international community.
(CCTV reporter Shen Yang)
