China supports U.N. chief's 'introspection' remarks on Japan
InternationalAug 28, 2013
(Yonhap) -- China voiced support on Wednesday for recent remarks by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who called for "deep introspection" by some Japanese leaders on their country's wartime atrocities, saying they should own up to history. Ban had made the remarks in Seoul early this week over moves by Japan to revise its pacifist constitution, prompting Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to question the comments. In a statement, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei sa