China Slams US Paper over Pro-Japan Editorial

China is lashing out at a major U.S. newspaper for publishing an editorial urging Washington to offer stronger support to Japan in its heated territorial dispute with Beijing. A Friday editorial in The Wall Street Journal said China is likelier to "back down" if the Obama administration is more explicit that the islands at the heart of the dispute belong to Japan. The piece, which did not contain a byline, also said "Japan needs U.S. support against Chinese bullying" ...

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