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Xi struggling against Communist Party's anti-Japan bloc

BEIJING -- Despite his intention to improve ties with Japan, Chinese President Xi Jinping came under strong pressure from senior Communist Party officials to take an anti-Japan stance in commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II defeat.     

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers an emphatic speech in Beijing ahead of a military parade in early September.

     Xi has been seeking to further consolidate his power within the party, but there is only so much he can do to keep the party's anti-Japan forces in check.

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