Japan to Build Facility Next Year in China to Dispose of World War II-Era Weapons

Japan is expected in March 2005 to begin preparing a facility in northeastern China to help dispose of thousands of Japanese chemical munitions left behind after World War II (see GSN, Sept. 19, 2003).

About 670,000 chemical munitions are believed to have been buried near the city of Harbaling, where the incinerator will be built, according to the Kyodo News Service. Japan and China are expected to reach a final agreement on the plan by the end of next week, officials said yesterday (Kyodo News Service/BBC Worldwide Monitoring, April 14).

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