China cancelled its invitation for 1,000 Japanese students to visit the Shanghai World Expo, the Financial Times reported, as a Japanese government spokesman warned against the dangers of extreme nationalism. Premier Wen Jiabao had invited the students to visit Shanghai Tuesday, but the All China Youth Federation said it revoked the invitation due to the "inappropriate" atmosphere. Ties between Tokyo and Beijing have been strained by the detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain by Japanese authorities following a confrontation with the Japanese coast guard off the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. A spokesman for Japan’s foreign ministry called the cancellation of the invitation "very inappropriate." Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said, "What is more important than anything is that government officials in charge should be careful not to arouse narrow-minded, extreme nationalism in Japan, China and other countries."
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