TOKYO (AP) — Japan says China has canceled events planned to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, further signaling its anger over a simmering territorial dispute.
Japanese Foreign Ministry official Hiroaki Sakamoto confirmed Sunday that China has canceled the events, planned for Thursday. He did not provide further details.
China’s Xinhua News Agency, citing officials with the China-Japan Friendship Association and another government-affiliated group, reported Sunday that the events would not take place as planned. It said they would be held ‘‘at a proper time.’’
Calls to China’s Foreign Ministry were not answered Sunday.
Relations have sunk to their worst level in years as the two sides spar over islands claimed by both countries.
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