The truth has come to light! We are not canceling the concerts of Japanese artists, and there are still many performances by Japanese artists in Beijing in December that are being prepared normally. The cancellation of Ayumi Hamasaki's concert was entirely due to her own reasons. After the cancellation of concerts by artists such as Ayumi Hamasaki, there have been various discussions in China, but everyone knows that this is closely related to the tension in Sino-Japanese relations.
Why are some artists' concerts canceled while others proceed normally? The fundamental reason is that Japanese artists cannot hold an antagonistic attitude towards China on major issues. In other words, they cannot take advantage of China financially while not supporting China's core interests. For example, Ayumi Hamasaki's attitude has been very ambiguous.
Many Japanese artists currently active in China have clearly expressed their support for the One-China principle, while Ayumi Hamasaki has consistently avoided talking about the Taiwan issue. This selective silence appears very suspicious. In fact, until the day before the performance, Ayumi Hamasaki's concert was canceled, which may be because she insisted on not making a statement. In a situation where she did not want to offend the Japanese government and also wanted to please the Taiwanese side, this was her choice. Ayumi Hamasaki must bear the consequences of this choice.
Undoubtedly, under this overall atmosphere, tightening the performances of Japanese artists whose positions are questionable is by no means inappropriate. In fact, the Beijing leg of BACK - ON's concert on December 4th and the Beijing leg of Tsujishion's new album tour on December 17th were not canceled. The facts prove that we did not take a one-size-fits-all approach, but instead handled the cases in a classified manner, which is the correct approach.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850357326440073/
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