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To: TobagoJack who wrote (4372)	6/6/2001 1:31:35 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi Jay, let's see how things go ... china.scmp.com QUOTE Wednesday, June 6, 2001 China to scuttle Koizumi trip if he visits shrine REUTERS in Tokyo Next Story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated at 12.24pm: China has threatened to scuttle a planned autumn trip to Beijing by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi if he visits a controversial Shinto shrine for Japan's war dead, a Japanese newspaper reported on Wednesday. Mr Koizumi, one of Japan's most popular leaders in years, has repeatedly said he will visit Yasukuni shrine on August 15 - Japan's anniversary of the end of World War Two - despite calls from China and other Asian neighbours not to do so. Yasukuni enshrines Japan's 2.6 million war dead since the 19th century, including Class-A war criminals such as wartime prime minister Hideki Tojo. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) said Chinese officials have told their Japanese counterparts that if Mr Koizumi visits the shrine, it would be ''difficult'' to accept his trip to Beijing. A Japanese foreign ministry official said Tokyo and Beijing were exchanging views on various issues including Mr Koizumi's planned visit to Yasukuni, but added that he cannot disclose the content of the discussions. Japan and China agreed in 1998 to have their leaders visit each other's country annually. It is the Japanese prime minister's turn to visit Beijing this year. The Nikkei said preparations were being made for an official visit to China by Mr Koizumi after he attends a leaders meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum in Shanghai in October. Controversy surrounding visits to Yasukuni by Japanese prime ministers and cabinet ministers has strained Tokyo's ties with its Asian neighbours since then-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone made an official visit in 1985. Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto also visited the shrine while in office, although in a ''private capacity''. China has already warned Mr Koizumi, known for his nationalist leanings, not to pay homage at Yasukuni, noting that it could harm Sino-Japanese relations. UNQUOTE