China mourns former Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda, says Tokyo's current leaders should reflect 8:00

Beijing mourns ex-Japanese PM Fukuda and says Tokyo's current leaders should reflect.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has died aged 90. At the regular briefing on 26 October, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun expressed deep condolences, calling Fukuda an 'old friend of the Chinese people' who signed the fourth China–Japan political document, visited the Nanjing Massacre memorial after leaving office and long chaired the Boao Forum for Asia. Citing Fukuda's remark that the principles of the four political documents must not be reversed, Guo said Japan's current leaders 'should do serious soul-searching'. The Japanese Prime Minister's Office held a press conference on the death the same day; BBC Chinese and the South China Morning Post noted the remarks come amid strained China–Japan ties.