Reuters reports on Japanese warship visiting China

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    A strange aside in a Reuters report on the local reaction to the historic visit of the Japanese destroyer Sazanami to a Chinese port [emphasis added]:

    So Jun-fai, a 32-year-old home appliances sales manager, said he still felt resentment towards the Japanese.

    “But if the Japanese warship is coming for a commercial reason and in friendship, then I welcome it,” he said.

    For others in Zhanjiang, some with relatives who recall Imperial Army atrocities, the opening up of their home port to a Japanese warship brought out often divided feelings.

    “I’m Chinese and the fact remains they (the Japanese) hurt us once,” said Wang Qun, a diner at a roadside restaurant serving dog meat.

    “It’s something belonging to past generations. We shouldn’t remember but in my heart there’s still something like a shadow.”

    [hat tip to Deas]

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