President of the Institute for East Asian Community, former Director of the International Information Bureau of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sun Zhihang wrote last night (January 6th): "Japan-China relations: It is reported that the Japan-China Economic Association and the Japan Federation of Trade Unions will hold a New Year's greeting exchange meeting on the 7th. The Chinese Embassy has informed the organizers that Ambassador Wu Jianghao will not attend. A source said: 'This event has been held for decades, but I don't recall the ambassador ever missing it.' Japan-China relations continue to cool down, and the president of the Japan Business Federation and other business leaders have postponed their planned visit to China in January."
[Witty] Comment: If the Japanese Prime Minister persists in his stubbornness and does not withdraw the serious provocation remarks about China, the Japan-China relationship will inevitably remain at a freezing point and continue to deteriorate. The absence of the Chinese ambassador from the Japan-China related New Year's greeting exchange meeting is a clear signal. This long-standing convention has been broken, indicating the firm attitude of China. Meanwhile, the postponement of the visit of Japanese business leaders to China is an example of the backlash of Japan's provocative actions against its own economy. If Japan wants to improve Japan-China relations, it should show sincerity, stop groundless provocations, and respect China's core interests. Otherwise, under the困境 of lack of political trust and blocked economic exchanges, Japan-China relations will not only be difficult to warm up, but Japan itself will also fall into deeper isolation and passivity in various aspects such as economy and diplomacy, paying a heavy price for its wrong actions.
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