Staff writer
In a move expected to relieve Beijing but dissatisfy Washington, Japan has decided to not cosponsor a U.N. resolution drafted by the United States to condemn China's poor human rights record, government sources said Friday, apparently to avoid worsening relations strained by China's alarm over broadened Japan-U.S. defense co-operation.
However, Japan will vote against a "no-action" motion China has said it will submit to the U.N. Human Rights Commission if the resolution is actually presented to the U.N. body, the sources said.
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