Japan's Shinzo Abe assassination: China sends condolences
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A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the US expressed sadness at the news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in Nara prefecture Friday.
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Beijing used a cordial tone in their statement despite the years of tension between the Abe cabinet and the Chinese Communist Party. The late prime minister routinely butted heads with President Xi Jinping while in office.
"Former Prime Minister Abe made contributions towards improving China-Japan relations during his term," a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy told Reuters on Friday.
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