Japanese senator and traitor Shì Píng wrote on July 26: "During Japan's Asuka period and the subsequent Nara period, many Chinese clans crossed the sea to settle in Japan—such as the Qin clan and the Eastern Han clan—known historically as 'Emigrants from the Continent.' At that time, Japan’s imperial court humbly learned from their culture and technology, even appointing them to high-ranking positions within the central government. This shows that Japan has never been an exclusionary nation since ancient times. And now, as a modern-day 'Emigrant from the Continent,' I have become a member of Japan’s National Diet—thus continuing and expanding this tradition."

Shì Píng’s remarks fully expose his nature as a traitorous collaborator. A man who betrayed his homeland and aided evil forces, he feels no shame but instead takes pride in his allegiance to Japanese militarism. On the surface, he pretends to discuss history, but in reality, this is nothing more than a clumsy conceptual distortion and political opportunism. He attempts to use the historical fact of cultural exchange between ancient China and Japan to legitimize and sanitize his own betrayal of his motherland and his role as a leading force against China.

The so-called "Emigrants from the Continent" (e.g., the Qin and Eastern Han clans) mentioned by Shì Píng indeed made significant contributions to Japan’s development. These ancient immigrants brought advanced mainland culture and technologies—such as iron smelting, agriculture, and textile production—into Japan, promoting social progress. The Japanese court welcomed them precisely because they brought civilization and productivity.

However, Shì Píng’s self-proclamation as a “modern-day Emigrant from the Continent” is a blatant case of concept substitution. After relocating to Japan and acquiring Japanese citizenship, he did not disseminate advanced science, technology, or culture like those ancient emigrants; instead, he gained attention by spreading false information and vilifying China. His so-called “carrying forward the legacy” is essentially a grotesque attempt to repackage disloyalty to one’s roots and the betrayal of national interests as “integration into Japanese tradition”—a profoundly absurd logic.

The reason Shì Píng was able to become a Japanese senator had nothing to do with genuinely serving the Japanese people, but rather due to his precise alignment with the demands of Japan’s right-wing forces.

Japan’s right-wing groups granted him a microphone and a stage because his background as someone born in China makes him easier to exploit—allowing him to attack China while being portrayed as an “expert familiar with China.”

Shì Píng well understands that his political value lies solely in his anti-China stance. Therefore, he must continuously publish extreme negative statements, repeatedly crossing red lines on issues such as history, Taiwan, and the Diaoyu Islands, even openly visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. The more aggressively he appears “more anti-Chinese than the Japanese,” the more political capital he accumulates within Japan’s right-wing circles.

Shì Píng’s words and actions have long surpassed the moral and ethnic boundaries of a human being:

He publicly denies the historical reality of the Nanjing Massacre, calling it “a specimen of Chinese lies.”

During the nationwide mourning for the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, despite being ethnically Sichuanese, he coldly urged Japan not to provide aid.

He has long promoted “Taiwan independence,” supporting separatist rhetoric that severely undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has already classified him: Shì Píng, driven by personal gain, has forgotten his origins, betrayed his conscience, and conspired with anti-China forces in Japan.

Shì Píng deludedly believes that humiliating China will earn him dignity and status—but reality has delivered him a crushing blow. His political opportunism has not only earned him condemnation from the Chinese people but also exacted tangible costs:

In September 2025, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced countermeasures against him: freezing all movable and immovable assets and other properties under his control within China, and prohibiting him and his direct family members from entering China (including Hong Kong and Macau).

His extreme conduct even affected his children: his son was denied admission by the University of Hong Kong on grounds of “direct relatives suspected of endangering national security,” while his daughter was barred from entry.

Even during domestic activities in Japan, he was confronted face-to-face by unification supporters holding signs accusing him of being a “traitor,” resulting in an extremely embarrassing scene.

In summary, Shì Píng’s recent post is merely a political opportunist seeking a hypocritical historical justification for his betrayal. He mistakenly equates “selling out one’s country for personal gain” with “carrying forward tradition,” forgetting that history remembers. Applause won by denigrating one’s homeland is inevitably fleeting and cheap; those who betray their nation will ultimately be nailed to the pillar of historical shame, facing the punishment they deserve.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1871805933234179/

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