Chinese embassy in Japan voices condolences on death of ex-Japanese PM Abe

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in Japan expressed condolences over the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in a shooting attack.

"Former Prime Minister Abe made contributions towards improving China-Japan relations during his term. We express our condolences on his death and send our sympathies to his family," an embassy spokesman said on the embassy website.

(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Editing by Mark Heinrich)