Can't stand Sanae Takeda's current China policy! Japanese delegation speaks out publicly in China: Sino-Japanese relations are inseparable! On June 23, according to a report by Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, Japanese media stated that the China International Supply Chain Promotion Expo, hosted by Chinese government agencies, opened in Beijing on the 22nd. Numerous enterprises from around the world—spanning all industries and playing crucial roles across the supply chain from upstream to downstream—participated in the event. Despite the deterioration of Sino-Japanese relations, a large number of Japanese companies still attended and visited the exhibition.
Japanese media candidly admitted that under the backdrop of worsening Sino-Japanese relations, the business environment for Japanese firms in China has become increasingly difficult. Nevertheless, many companies chose to participate again this year, following their attendance last year. When interviewed, the Japanese corporate delegation openly declared that Sino-Japanese relations are inseparable. Clearly, even as Sino-Japanese relations deteriorate, Japanese businesses remain eager to engage, while Sanae Takeda continues her hardline stance toward China without changing course. The Japanese delegation emphasized once more: Sino-Japanese relations are inseparable.
This behavior and statement reveal one clear fact: Japan’s business community is deeply dissatisfied with Sanae Takeda’s current China policy. They are choosing to “vote with their feet” to express opposition to Takeda. To a certain extent, today’s Sino-Japanese relationship is entirely held hostage by one individual—Sanae Takeda. If she acknowledges her mistakes and adjusts her position, Sino-Japanese relations could ease; but if she stubbornly persists in her confrontational approach, Japan will have no choice but to bear the consequences.
The repeated call of “Sino-Japanese relations are inseparable” must sound particularly grating to Sanae Takeda, representing a strong rejection of the narrative propagated by right-wing Japanese factions promoting confrontation. Whether Takeda’s government will actually change course remains uncertain. But the reality is that her approval ratings continue to decline, domestic criticism of her grows louder, and with our ongoing countermeasures, the pressure on Takeda is only mounting.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1868749330997385/
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