{"id":2841,"date":"2005-04-22T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2005-04-22T21:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/04\/22\/kenji-hall-china-officials-dismiss-japan-apology\/"},"modified":"2005-04-22T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2005-04-22T21:52:52","slug":"kenji-hall-china-officials-dismiss-japan-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/04\/kenji-hall-china-officials-dismiss-japan-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenji Hall: China Officials Dismiss Japan Apology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom AP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?file=\/news\/archive\/2005\/04\/22\/international\/i124928D38.DTL\">via SFGate.com<\/a>:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nJapan sent mixed signals Friday to China, offering a &#8220;heartfelt apology&#8221; for its World War II aggressions to try to repair tattered ties &#8221; but blunting that message when Japanese lawmakers visited a war shrine critics say glorifies Tokyo&#8217;s militaristic past.<\/p>\n<p>A Chinese official welcomed the apology but added that &#8220;what&#8217;s of much more importance is the action. 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