BREAKING NEWS: China's Xi sends condolences over death of ex-Japan PM Fukuda: Xinhua
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Former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, who championed closer ties with China during his brief tenure and later served as a diplomatic intermediary during bilateral crises, has died at the age of 90. Fukuda died of heart failure on Thursday at a Tokyo hospital, Japanese media reported on Monday. His passing comes as the relationship he spent decades nurturing faces its gravest test since diplomatic normalisation in 1972.
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- Center-LeftNPRWhat to know about China's plenum as Xi seeks stronger party discipline (opens the publisher’s site)
- Center-LeftThe Mainichi (English)Former Japanese PM Fukuda, known for strengthening ties with China, dies at 90 - 毎日新聞 (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterGulf NewsFormer Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda dies at 90: Party official (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterKyodo NewsChina's Xi sends condolences over death of ex-Japan PM Fukuda (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterNAMPA (Namibia Press Agency)Flash: Xi hopes Japanese authorities cherish efforts of previous generations of politicians, abide by 4 political documents, safeguard political foundation of China-Japan relations - nampa.org (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterNHK World-JapanFormer Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo dies at 90 | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News - NHKニュース (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterXinhua (English)Xinhua News | Xi extends condolences over death of Japan's former PM Yasuo Fukuda - Xinhua (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterAsharq Al-AwsatChina’s Xi Opens Communist Party Plenum, Aims for Firm Governance Measures (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterBBC NewsChina's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in party (opens the publisher’s site)
- CenterSemaforChina’s secret political wranglings pave new term for Xi (opens the publisher’s site)