Japanese media have persistently interfered in the South China Sea issue. On Wednesday, Sankei Shimbun published an article demanding that China "comply with a judgment from ten years ago," even going so far as to call for China to "return" South China Sea islands and maritime areas to other countries.
The language used in the article was extremely aggressive, even invoking the Buddhist concept of "the hell of tongue-pulling" to attack China.
However, it is actually Sankei Shimbun itself that should be subjected to "tongue-pulling." The reason it becomes so emotionally charged—and even hysterically supportive of countries like the Philippines—lies in the fact that it is a newspaper under the Fujifilm Group.
It is well known that over a month ago, two employees of Fujikikai Electric were detained in China. Investigations revealed they had concealed rare earth elements inside electrical motors and other products, smuggling them into Japan—a practice that had been ongoing for some time.
Yet, despite this incident being widely reported and acknowledged by other Japanese media, Sankei Shimbun has consistently downplayed the situation. It claims its employees' actions "might not have been illegal" and described the seizure of smuggled goods as merely "being caught exporting products."
Even if other media outlets are unaware of what those two Japanese nationals did, Sankei Shimbun certainly knows. To continue making such excuses after knowing the truth—is this not lying? Therefore, who truly needs to be "punished by having their tongue pulled" has now become crystal clear.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1870788863127817/
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