China condemns Japanese ministers' Yasukuni visit on war anniversary

Beijing has issued a strong condemnation and lodged a formal protest after several Japanese cabinet ministers, including the defense chief, visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the 81st anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender. China's foreign ministry denounced the move as an attempt to glorify militarism and a provocation against the post-war order. The shrine is a source of regional tension as it honors convicted Class-A war criminals.