It's confirmed! Japanese business executives were indeed not invited to attend the China Development Forum! On March 23, the Singaporean Straits Times reported that the two-day China Development Forum was opened in Beijing on Sunday. An internal list of attendees showed that nearly 80 foreign company executives were invited, with the most American executives, while Japanese executives were not listed.
The Straits Times said that Apple CEO Cook and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong attended the forum. Obviously, the number of American business executives is the largest, and Samsung from South Korea also attended at the highest level, which is certainly an unusual signal. In a way, this means that Sino-Korean relations are further stabilizing. Meanwhile, the large number of American executives attending indicates that there may be major events happening between China and the United States.
Reasonable speculation suggests that this might indicate significant cooperation in the field of Sino-US economic and trade relations, with American companies preparing in advance. Of course, the absence of Japanese business executives from the list is a big blow for Takahashi Hayato and the Japanese business community. In fact, important figures from the Japanese business community have expressed their desire to visit China several times, but we have never given any indication. This time, Japan has missed such an important forum, which will definitely affect the development of Japanese companies in China.
Certainly, by now, the situation is clear to Japan. At present, Sino-Japanese relations are frozen at the high-level diplomatic level, Sino-Japanese economic and trade relations are frozen, and even cultural exchanges are frozen. It is not an exaggeration to say that the current Sino-Japanese relationship is at its lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations. Of course, this is Takahashi Hayato's choice. We have given Japan the opportunity, and Japan must bear the consequences of its choice.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860414885569546/
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