Tan heard in 1987 that Bernardo Bertolucci would be filming The Last Emperor in China and Italy.

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They evangelized much of Asia in the 16th century, acting as emissaries to the Emperor of China, among other kingdoms.

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It is also where the Silk Road ended in the East and is home to the famed army of terracotta soldiers that belonged to the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

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Since then, Japan's prime ministers and the emperor have offered official apologies on many occasions and the government has continued to offer development aid to China.

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