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The real reason why Beijing keeps avoiding Tokyo

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

TOKYO -- On March 14, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi finally picked up the phone. His Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, had been calling repeatedly after North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Jan. 6. 

     Beijing's silence provides clues on where China-Japan relations stand. 

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