Japan Premier’s Comment Inflames Tensions With China
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the press after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT) – RTR3E520
China reacted angrily Friday to a comment by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
He was quoted as saying that Beijing has a “deeply ingrained” need to spar with Japan and its other Asian neighbors.
Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with The World’s Beijing Correspondent Mary Kay about the growing tensions between Japan and China.
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