Sharp words were exchanged between China and Japan over the May suicide of a Japanese consular official in Shanghai after allegations that Chinese intelligence agents had blackmailed him. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Japanese government's allegations were unacceptable. "This is completely out of ulterior motives and we express our strong indignation at the vile behavior of the Japanese government, which deliberately smears China's image," the official said. Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported the man left a note saying he had killed himself after Chinese intelligence had used a "woman problem" to induce him to divulge confidential information.
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