According to a female Chinese government spokesperson, we will all become "people (Japanese) who are ignorant of history" (a common phrase used by the Chinese government and some anti-Japanese elements in South Korea). However, the Chinese government is spreading a large amount of "fake news" that even I, a "person ignorant of history," can tell that this is a lie at a moment I read it.
In particular, when people affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party are in the midst of anti-Japanese mass hysteria, a large number of lies that are so hard to laugh at are spread. This happens all the time. The same thing happened around 20 years ago when the Chinese government instigated anti-Japanese riots (the uproar over the nationalization of the Senkaku Islands).
Recently, China's state-run news agency, Xinhua News Agency (新華社), and state-run television station, China Central Television (CCTV or 中国中央电视台 (), have "reported" that "Japan has long recognized that 'Taiwan belongs to China.'"
We are once again being reminded of just how fanatical and hysterical the people in this rogue state's dictatorial government are.
I don't think that Chinese people living in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Europe, the United States, etc. (such as international students, businessmen, full-time medical and nursing professionals, and long-term residents (overseas Chinese or 華僑)) will blindly believe the "fake news" being spread by the Chinese government, but ordinary Chinese people living in China (mainland) may.
The Chinese communist dictatorial government will likely cause trouble with neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan next year and the year after (the term of the current Chinese president, who is determined to invade Taiwan, runs until 2027), and each time this happens, I think that rogue diplomats in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will spread a large amount of fake news on social media platforms run by their personal accounts.
The Chinese government's thinking seems to be that because these are private comments made by individuals outside of work hours, they are guaranteed as 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of expression,' and that state power cannot intervene, interfere, censor, delete, or retract them. They only bring up 'freedom of speech' when it suits them (though the Chinese Constitution does, in fact, include a clause guaranteeing freedom of expression).
A diplomat (the Osaka Consul General) with a crazy social media addiction continues to frequently post incomprehensible, abusive comments on "X" (he has posted a huge number of posts over the past 4 years, sometimes over 100 per day, and although they are all in Japanese, they are absurdly abusive), but he cannot be arrested because of his 'diplomatic immunity.' The process of forcibly 'deporting' foreign diplomats from other countries is also cumbersome in democratic countries.
Below are some examples of 'fake' posts being spread by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 中華人民共和國外交部, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Wàijiāobù) on social media and elsewhere to warn neighboring Asian countries.
The comments I wrote after the '⇒' are the truth.
For example, the following "news" and "comments" are being circulated:
① The international community, including Japan, the United States, and Europe, recognizes "One China."
⇒ Western countries do not. If there are any documents or statements that can be said to indicate recognition, we would like the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide specific examples. We only say that we "respect" China's self-assertion. We have never "recognized" it.
② "One China" means "China" that includes Taiwan, and Taiwan is an integral part of China's territory, and the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair. The international community also recognizes this.
⇒ This is a big lie. No country in the world has officially recognized that "Taiwan is an integral part of China's territory." Neither Russia, Iran, nor Belarus recognize it.
③ Japan accepted the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Declaration, and therefore, as a defeated nation, is obligated to abide by international law.
⇒ This is completely pointless. A female spokesperson for the Chinese government called us "ignorant," but what's going on in this woman's head? Has she ever studied international law?
Unlike the UN's "Declaration of Human Rights," the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Declaration are not documents or practices with international legal effect. There is no "obligation" under "international law" that a defeated nation must abide by.
In the San Francisco Peace Treaty (which falls under "international law"), Japan "renounced" its sovereignty over Taiwan and effectively accepted Taiwan's independence. While the horrific atrocities committed by Chiang Kai-shek's forces after they entered Taiwan are unforgivable, Japan recognized Taiwan as the "Republic of China" and built friendly relations with the country.
In the first place, the People's Republic of China (mainland) did not sign the San Francisco Peace Treaty.
Therefore, the Communist dictatorship lacks the qualifications to discuss the Taiwan issue.
④ In the 1972 Japan-China Joint Communiqué, Japan recognized "one China," including Taiwan.
⇒ This is also a fabrication. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek still advocated "counterattacking the mainland" as his national policy. Therefore, the Chinese Communist government needed to prevent a counter-invasion by Chiang Kai-shek and force Japan and the United States to deny the legitimacy of the Kuomintang's power on the Chinese mainland. The Communist government wanted Japan and the United States to recognize it as "the only legitimate government on the Chinese mainland." Both Japan and the United States merely recognized the Chinese Communist government as "one legitimate government" within mainland China.
Neither Zhou Enlai nor Mao Zedong reached an agreement with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka regarding the "attribution of Taiwan to China." If there are any documents (diplomatic documents, letters, diaries, books, etc.) that show such an agreement, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs should make them available.
Taiwan has been an independent sovereign nation for over 20 years. Why can Japan and China decide the "belonging" of Taiwan, a sovereign nation, with just a "Joint Communiqué"?
⑤ "There have been many crimes targeting Chinese people in Japan" (by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson).
⇒ There is no truth to this. There are only a few violent crimes per year in which Chinese people are the "victims," but the "perpetrators" (suspects) in those cases are also Chinese, and the disputes are between Chinese people. The "Chinese" in question are Chinese people living in Japan (long-term residents), not tourists or international students.
Overseas Chinese in Japan and Chinese people running travel-related businesses (companies) in Japan also deny the claim that there have been many crimes targeting Chinese people in Japan. Spreading such lies harms ordinary Chinese people living in Japan.
⑥ In Japan, Chinese people are treated like slaves, livestock, and pests, and are subjected to humiliating treatment.
⇒ This is nothing more than demagoguery. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is targeting ordinary Chinese citizens by posting fabricated posts online and spreading malicious rumors.
⑦ People from all walks of life in the "Province of Taiwan" are calling for an "apology" from Prime Minister Takaichi (by a recent post on the Chinese ambassador to Japan's personal social media account (X)).
⇒ It is the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that appoints such a shameless, lying diplomat as "ambassador." There is no such thing as a "Province of Taiwan." It is a "province (省)" arbitrarily created by the Communist dictatorship. The people of Taiwan support Prime Minister Takaichi. If Japan says it will take resolute action to protect the lives and property of the Taiwanese citizen from Chinese aggression, why would the people of Taiwan demand an apology from Japan?
The Communist dictatorship is allowing diplomats stationed in countries around the world to spread large numbers of lies that suit its own country through personal social media posts. This is a deliberate propaganda campaign by the Communist government, and it is further undermining trust in the Chinese government. No one trusts what Chinese diplomats say anymore.
(8) The "One China" principle is an unshakable common understanding among the international community.
⇒ "One China" is a self-assertion by the Communist dictatorship, and is merely asserted arbitrarily. The "One China" assertion has become the legitimacy principle supporting the dictatorial power of the Chinese Communist Party (Chiang Kai-shek's complete rejection of the Kuomintang regime), so Western countries are simply saying they "respect" and "understand" its assertion in order to prevent it from undermining the Communist Party's power base and running wild.
Furthermore, there is not a single politician in the liberal world who has said that Taiwan is included in that "one." Not a single one in Russia or Eastern Europe. Not a single one in India, Africa, or Latin America.
Even the current South Korean president, who kowtows to the Chinese Communist government, has not made such a statement. South Korea has stated that "a 'Taiwan emergency' is a matter of Japan's national defense and has no bearing on South Korea."
If any politician has said that "Taiwan is part of China," the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs should make his name public.
⑨ Japanese seafood is contaminated and dangerous due to treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (the basis for a complete embargo on Japanese seafood).
⇒Where in Japan was this fish caught? The Chinese government should provide concrete data on the "contamination" (data that can be replicated).
⑩ Japan invaded Taiwan and "stole" it from the People's Republic of China. Japan promised to "return" Taiwan to China (by Foreign Minister Wang Yi's (王毅) comments recently published in People's Daily (「人民網 日本語版」)).
⇒All of these are lies. It's so ridiculous I don't feel like saying anything.
If there is even one diplomatic or government document from the past 80 years (excluding documents produced by the Chinese Communist Party) that contains the words "return" of Taiwan, the Chinese government should make it public.
Despite the vast amount of propaganda it has been disseminated around the world through its state-run media, the Chinese government has been unable to provide a single concrete document to support its claims.
⑪ Chinese tourists are being beaten to a pulp in Nara (Japan's ancient capital of the Nara period, and the birthplace of Prime Minister Takaichi).
⇒ A complete lie. Many of the Chinese tourists and students coming to Japan are wealthy Chinese. What kind of fool would attack someone who is about to spend money?
Prime Minister Takaichi simply said that we would fight alongside the United States and the people of Taiwan to protect the lives and property of the Taiwanese citizen. In response, the Consul General of Japan in Osaka issued a death threat against the Japan's Prime Minister, and the Communist dictatorship has restricted travel to Japan and banned the import of Japanese seafood, so we are angry at the Chinese Communist government and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chinese tourists are not involved.
⑫ Japan is suffering and damaged by travel restrictions to Japan.(「人民網 日本語版」2025.11.26, 10:26。http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2025/1126/c94476-20395167.html)
⇒ Restaurants, hotels, and private lodgings frequented by Chinese tourists are often run by overseas Chinese (Chinese nationals) in Japan. Many of the companies that plan and run tours aimed at Chinese tourists are Chinese-owned (Chinese-funded) companies.
It is obviously better for local travel guides to be conducted by Chinese people speaking in Chinese. Advice about illness, injury, trouble, lost items, cancellations, etc. will also be of higher quality if conducted by Chinese people in Chinese.
The Chinese government's measures are damaging Chinese people, not Japanese people. Where Chinese tourists have canceled their reservations (they have not paid any of the cancellation charges, totaling several hundred million yen, because "the Chinese government said they didn't have to pay them." People from neighboring countries should remember this), Japanese, Taiwanese, and Koreans have infiltrated the country, so there is almost no damage.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is causing harm to ordinary Chinese people who are working hard in Japan.
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