Beijing Reportedly Tells Japan It’ll Fix Damage
From Times Wire Reports
China offered to repair damage protesters did to Japan’s embassy in Beijing, Kyodo News agency said.
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing also offered to repair Japan’s consulate in Shanghai and its ambassador’s Beijing residence, Kyodo said. It said Li made the offer to Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa.
Protesters threw rocks and broke windows in demonstrations against Japan’s campaign for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat and over complaints that Tokyo was trying to downplay its wartime history.
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