The most contentious issue, however, has been prime ministerial visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, and, until Abe’s visit, China had been reluctant to engage in any summit meetings with Japan so long as such visits continue. Although China has become Japan’s largest partner in trade and foreign direct investment, nationalists in the two countries have fueled each other’s extremism, while their governments play with fire.
然而，争议最大的问题还是首相对于靖国神社的参拜，直到安倍来访之前，只要这种参拜还在持续，中国一直拒绝与日本领导人会面。尽管中国已经成为日本在贸易和外国直接投资方面的最大伙伴，但是两国的民族主义者不断挑动着双方的极端情绪，而它们的政府不断地在玩火。