From Ap, via The Taipei Times:
China and Japan accused each other of twisting the facts in the death of a Japanese consulate worker in Shanghai, threatening to prolong a diplomatic spat that has heightened tensions between the Asian rivals.
Japan’s Foreign Ministry yesterday rebutted claims by China that work-related stress had driven the man to kill himself in May 2004, not pressure from Chinese spies as Japan has claimed.
“In the background of the suicide, we assume that there were regrettable actions taken by local Chinese security personnel,” the ministry said in a statement.
