'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
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While Japanese lawmakers and business leaders visited Beijing with hopes of mending ties, China assailed Japan's prime minister as obstinate and wrong for saying his nation won't compromise in their island dispute.
"The president has consistently called for the lifting of U.S. sanctions and [democracy icon] Aung San Suu Kyi has also called for lifting sanctions in her speeches," Maj. Zaw Htay, director of the president's office, told the Associated Press. "This is a very positive move and also a valuable outcome of the president's U.S. trip."