As expected, the Communist dictatorship has effectively imposed travel restrictions on ordinary Chinese citizens and is using tourism revenue from Chinese people in Japan as a diplomatic card.
The more this rogue state struggles, the more it cements its image as a villain around the world.
Taiwan has been an independent nation for 76 years, and there's no way the West would tolerate an infringement of Taiwan's sovereignty. Every time we say something, some in the Chinese government get enraged and start a fuss, so we merely say "China is one" as diplomatic etiquette.
However, and we don't want them to misunderstand this, no one has ever said that "Taiwan's sovereignty belongs to China (mainland)." Even during negotiations to normalize diplomatic relations between Japan and China, Japan made no such statement or promise. There is no such wording in the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China.
We merely acknowledge China's claim that "China is one."
Neither Japan, the United States, nor Western countries have ever said that "Taiwan is a part of China."
From a geopolitical strategic perspective, Japan cannot allow Chinese forces to invade eastward through the Taiwan Strait. This has remained unchanged since the Meiji Restoration. It is natural that a "Taiwan emergency" is also a "Japanese emergency." It is Japan's natural mission and obligation to protect the inviolable sovereignty of the Taiwanese citizen from the clutches of a dictatorial state.
In reality, there are very few people in Western countries who seriously believe that Taiwan is not an independent sovereign nation. No politician has ever said that "Taiwan is a part of China (mainland)." Not even left-wing political parties such as the Communist Party or the Social Democratic Party, or their associates, have made such a statement.
It would be troublesome if the Chinese government made a fuss, so as a Japanese-style "pretense (Tatemae or 建前)" (although I personally hate this "Japanese-style Tatemae"...), they are simply acknowledging that "China is 'one'." The Chinese government should not be mistaken.
Regardless, when some kind of dispute arises in relations between China and Japan, has there ever been a single incident in the past 80 years in which unrelated ordinary Chinese visitors (tourists, businessmen, international students) or Chinese residents in Japan (overseas Chinese (華僑), entertainers, athletes (Sadaharu Oh (王貞治) was actually originally a mainland Chinese citizen, not a Taiwanese citizen)) have suddenly been attacked, been verbally abused, beaten, murdered, or raped by Japanese people on the street, in a public facility, on a train, in a restaurant, etc?.
On the other hand, it is China that has repeatedly committed despicable crimes targeting women and children at every opportunity. Just recently, a Chinese man murdered an elementary school student attending a Japanese school in China to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan.
But that dictatorial country has issued an order to "not go to Japan." As a result, it is predicted that Chinese tourists will flock to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.
According to some data, China is by far the country in the world with the highest travel expenditures (money spent on travel, including accommodation, transportation, tickets, food and drink, souvenirs, etc.) .
Japan, by the way, is in 25th place, the sad reality for an island nation.
One theory is that Japan's losses will be several trillion yen. It is thought that this enormous amount of money (spent by Chinese tourists) will flow to neighboring Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Normally, one would think, "Hong Kongers, Taiwanese people, and South Koreans would all be happy to have reap the benefits. They may be grateful to Prime Minister Takaichi."
However, it seems that, on the contrary, they are disliked. Chinese tourists are described as "bombs." They are told, "Don't come to our country. No thanks. Please don't cause us any more trouble."
I don't know the behavior of Chinese tourists who visit Korea, Hong Kong, or Taiwan, so I can't comment.
As far as I can see, Chinese tourists are no problem at all in Japan.
In the town where I live, there are many Koreans, Taiwanese, Chinese (I'm really bad at listening to Chinese, so I can't tell the difference between Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and Chinese), South Asians, Iranians, and so on, and without exception, they are all polite. Only a very small number of white people (nationality unknown) give us challenging, contemptuous looks.
Without exception, it is Japanese macaques who are behaving rudely or doing strange things.
Have you ever seen a "polite penguin-like Japanese Monkey"?
The Chinese habit of "pooping anywhere" has long been well known. During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), when Japanese imperial army also conquered and occupied urban areas in China, this was the problem.
To begin with, Chinese homes didn't have toilets. So Japanese soldiers had no choice but to "Poop in the open field". Even Japanese military commanders did so.
However, in Japan, we don't often see Chinese people who "Poop everywhere", although there are stories of Chinese sex workers pooping in the common hallways of their apartment buildings.
The only person who post crazy things and behave like gangsters are a few high-ranking officials in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We welcome ordinary Chinese tourists and international students, as well as other visitors. I would like more Chinese people to come to Japan for travel, training, study, business, sports, and more.
And I hope Chinese visitors will teach Japanese Monkeys, like penguins, human "etiquette."
【China】 Tensions in Japan-China relations are changing travel destinations for Chinese people. Korean media articles are flooded with comments like, "Don't come!"
1 ★: 2025/11/21 (Fri) 07:14:43.98 ID:RG0QeM9I.net
China's backlash against Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Diet response regarding a Taiwan emergency is escalating day by day. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly urged Chinese citizens to "refrain from traveling to Japan in the near future." Since November 15, more than 491,000 airline tickets from China to Japan have been canceled.
Meanwhile, South Korea and Hong Kong are gaining attention as alternative travel destinations for Chinese people. However, both countries appear to be confused.
The Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo recently ran an article headlined, "Going to South Korea instead of Japan... The choice of Chinese who canceled their trips to Japan."
According to the Chosun Ilbo, following Prime Minister Takaichi's remarks in the National Assembly, a wave of travel reservations to Japan were canceled in China, with South Korea emerging as an alternative destination.
In fact, according to a recent release by the Chinese travel platform "Quiri (去日)," South Korea became China's most popular overseas travel destination over the weekend of the 15th and 16th. South Korea overtook Japan, which had previously held the top spot.
However, the comments section of the newspaper article has been flooded with posts from Korean netizens. Comments include, "No! Don't come!" "Only travelers with dignity are welcome. Those who can't even respect the rules should not come," "In South Korea, Chinese people spit, poop, and cause trouble," "Don't come to South Korea. Go to another country," "Go to Japan," and "Takaichi has dropped a bomb on South Korea."
Additionally, Taiwanese media outlet Sanlih News Network (三立新聞網) recently ran an article with the headline, "Hong Kong People Are Crying! 'Hong Kong May Be in a Serious Situation.'"
Sanlih News quoted an article from Hong Kong media, which said that in recent years, mainland Chinese tourists' affection for Japanese food culture has far surpassed that of local Hong Kong residents. As restrictions on travel to Japan have created a "Japan loss" for Chinese people, there is a risk that the number of Chinese tourists heading to Hong Kong to try ingredients air-shipped from Japan will increase sharply.
China's suspension of imports of Japanese seafood may accelerate the increase in Chinese tourists to Hong Kong.
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