Top China delegate pulls out of IMF meet amid islands row

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TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that China's central bank governor will not lead the Chinese delegation at the IMF's semi-annual meeting this week, in what appeared to be a snub to host Japan. Zhou Xiaochuan's failure to attend the meeting follows a deterioration in relations between China and Japan over their competing claims to sovereignty of some islands in the East China Sea. The row has been marked by violent protests and calls for boycotts of Japanese products in China. ...




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