Images of a senior Japanese official appearing to bow before his Chinese counterpart have gone viral on Chinese social media, prompting Tokyo to lodge a complaint with Beijing on Nov 19 over “uncoordinated” press arrangements. The shots show Mr Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, standing with his counterpart, Mr Liu Jinsong, following their talks on Nov 18 at the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
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