China joins naval forum in Japan after skipping fleet review

Actions reflect balancing act Chinese foreign policy has to perform

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Chinese Vice Adm. Wang Dazhong, front row second from left, attends the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Yokohama, Japan, on Nov. 7. U.S. Navy chief Mike Gilday is seen in the center of the back row. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Wang Dazhong, a vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, attended the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Yokohama on Monday -- a day after his nation skipped an international fleet review in waters off Japan.

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