"Japanese people understand that Taiwanese and Chinese are different."

 The survey cited later states that "nearly 90% of Japanese people answered that they had a negative impression of China." However, what I don't want ordinary Chinese citizens to misunderstand is that the "China" mentioned above refers to the Communist Party dictatorship, and we do not have a negative impression of ordinary Chinese citizens.

 But, we Asians recognize Taiwanese, Hong Kongers, and Chinese as separate nations. The only one that does not recognize them this way is the Chinese Communist Party dictatorship.

【Sankei Shimbun】 Over 70% of Japanese people feel a sense of familiarity with Taiwan. A survey conducted by the Taiwan Representative Office in Japan. Mr.Li Yi-yang (李逸洋氏) stated, "Japanese people understand that Taiwanese and Chinese are different."

December 2, 2025 (Tue)

 The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (台北駐日経済文化代表処), Taiwan's representative office in Japan, announced on December 1, 2025, the results of a survey showing that 74.5% of Japanese people feel a sense of familiarity with Taiwan. 63.6% of Japanese people also answered that they "trust Taiwan."

 The Taiwan Representative Office emphasized that this is "like night and day" compared to the negative impression of China.

 The Taiwanese Representative Office conducted an online survey of 1,000 Japanese people in October 2025.

 Li Yi-yang (李逸洋代表), the representative of the Taiwanese Representative Office (equivalent to Ambassador to Japan), pointed out that "Japanese people understand that Taiwanese and Chinese people are different."

 On the other hand, a joint public opinion survey conducted last year by the Japanese private non-profit organization "Genron NPO" and the Chinese side showed that nearly 90% of Japanese people had a "bad" impression of China.

(Kyodo News)

2025/12/2 05:52

https://www.sankei.com/article/20251202-TKQOEZUA4NKDPBEXYF2QPO5EDQ/