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China exploits diplomat's 'woman issue,' Aso says+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, Feb. 18_(Kyodo) _ The 2004 suicide of a staff member at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai came after the Chinese had forced him, by exploiting an illicit relationship he was allegedly having with a woman, to hand over random numbers to break government codes, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso suggested Saturday. "He killed himself as he could not sell out his country. It is clear as he left a suicide note," Aso told a public meeting in Tokyo. "It is natural (for Japan) to deal with the issue in a determined manner." The Japanese government had declined to give details of the suicide, only explaining that there was a regrettable action by Chinese security agents. "As a diplomat's face is (usually) not attractive to women, he should be trained to be cautious if he is approached by a woman, and we often hear about such cases as this in (diplomatic) society," Aso said. |