SKChapman comments

China will also try to make politics out of everything including the World War II history. They will never be satisfied with any amount of sincere statements by Japan. They should reflect on their own past. CCP has not so far given any apology for the untold sufferings of the people under the Great Cultural Revolution or mass killing of students at the Tienanmen Square. The Chinese continue with their repression against their own ethnic minority people in Tibet and Xinjiang. In fact there is pressure within China for improving ties with Japan and they are looking for an escape route to convince their domestic audience for initiating a summit talks at the earliest. President Xi Jinping is already facing various domestic challenges and ties with its neighbours especially South East Asian countries are not good. China is also facing many issues with the US including cyber threat, human rights and aggressive Chinese move to send their agents to USA to apprehend what they claim as their economic fugitives who have escaped to USA. China should understand that the whole world is watching their aggressive behaviour, which is only going to further strengthen with their growing economic muscle.