China steps up appeal to West in Japan propaganda battle

Reuters says in its report today that China is stepping up its propaganda against Japan in the West. The following is the full text of its report:

China took reporters on Thursday on an unusual trip to a camp which housed Western prisoners of the Japanese in World War Two, a further sign of Beijing broadening efforts to drive a wedge between the West and Japan over its wartime past.

The visit comes as tensions between Asia’s two largest economies rise to a fever pitch, and China works to convince the world of its viewpoint that Japan’s war-era militarism is directly linked to its current military buildup.

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