SNUB SHRUG:

Japan PM shrugs off China snub (BBC, 12/05/05)

Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi has shrugged off China's postponement of annual talks allegedly triggered by his visits to a controversial war shrine. [...]

"As far as I'm concerned any time is OK," Mr Koizumi told reporters.

"China is the one who decided to postpone the talks. That is fine with me."

The best response to nationalism is always contempt.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 5, 2005 12:00 AM