TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a gift to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, sparking a Chinese charge that he was offering “a slap in the face” to US President Barack Obama days ahead of his visit.
The unapologetically nationalist Abe donated a sacred masakaki tree to coincide with the start of a three-day festival, a shrine official said.
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