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China mourns former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda

China's response to former Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda's death highlights his role as a friend to Beijing. His passing also brings renewed attention to a difficult choice facing Japan's foreign policy at a crossroads.
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