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Chinese Reporter Called Unpatriotic for Crying Over Abe’s Assassination

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Zing Yeng’s emotional reaction quickly spread across China’s social-media network Weibo, where users were up in arms.

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A reporter for Chinese media outlet The Paper held back tears as she reported on the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.

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