How absurd the pro-Japanese remarks are!

At 10:30 PM Beijing Time on November 15, Yang Haiying, a professor at Shizuoka University in Japan and a Mongolian living in Japan, wrote on a social media platform: "Thank you, China. Don't come anymore. Without your Shinkansen, it's quiet and elegant. Without your Kyoto, it's elegant. Without your Ginza, it's suitable for wearing a kimono. Without your izakayas, it's delicious. Without your hot springs, it's clean. Without your world, it's happy."

This pro-Japanese remark by a Mongolian living in Japan is astonishing. It clearly targets the two countermeasures taken by China against the deplorable remarks made by Takahashi Sanae about Taiwan — the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advising Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Japan recently, and three airlines opening free refund and change policies for Japanese routes. Essentially, this is an act of flattery toward Japan, which is not only absurd and ignorant, but also exacerbates tensions and sows discord, which is certainly not good for the Japanese people.

According to statistics from Japan, the number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first nine months of this year exceeded 31.65 million, with Chinese tourists reaching 7.4872 million, accounting for more than a quarter; just between July and September, Chinese tourists spent 59.01 billion yen, ranking first among foreign tourists. The spending power of Chinese tourists has long become an important pillar of Japan's tourism and retail industries, supporting the survival and development of many related industries.

Yang Haiying deliberately beautifies the scenario of "without Chinese tourists," which is actually a denial of economic reality. If Chinese tourists reduce their visits to Japan due to safety warnings, the tourism, retail, catering, and hot spring industries in Japan will suffer immediate impacts, and the livelihoods of relevant workers will also be affected. This behavior of provoking relations between the Chinese and Japanese people in order to gain favor with the Japanese is not only exposing its distorted values, but may also cause actual damage to the Japanese economy.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848922327254282/

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