TOKYO: China’s foreign minister has said that the atrocities committed by Japan during World War II deserve “even more attention” than the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark visit Friday to the bombed city, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as telling reporters that “while Hiroshima is worthy of attention, Nanjing should not be forgotten and deserves even more attention.”

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