The Chinese foreign ministry expressed strong discontent at what it called Japan's ridiculous and illegal actions which, it said, violated international common sense.

中国外交部对日本荒唐的，不法的举动表示强烈不满。他们表示，日本的行为违反了国际常识。

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Earlier, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry said the choice of leading officials for the IMF and the World Bank should be based on "fairness, transparency, and merit".

早先，中国外交部女发言人表示对IMF和世界银行领导人的选择应该基于“公正，透明和择优原则”。

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Only a month into his Posting, Japan's ambassador to China, Uichiro Niwa, has already received five dressings down over this at the Chinese foreign ministry, including one summons in the small hours.

刚刚上任一个月的日本驻华大使丹羽宇一郎，关于此次事件已经收到了五次来自“中国外交部”的斥责，包括凌晨时分的一次紧急召见。

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Officials at the Chinese Foreign Ministry and at the North Korean embassy in Beijing could not be reached because of a holiday in China.

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But a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Beijing welcomes the agreement reached with Brazil and Turkey, and that discussion of new sanctions in the council does not mean the end of diplomatic efforts.

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The Chinese foreign ministry said Bouthaina Shaaban would meet Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi later.

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry also denied the New York Times report, calling it a smear campaign.

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And on Friday, the senior representative of the Chinese foreign ministry in Hong Kong was replaced.

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