The complex nature of Sino-Japanese relationship Part 8
6.Individual Chinese’s feeling toward Japan are diverse,complex,changing,sometimes even conflicting and absurd.
I recommend you to visit this Instagram account:@eyesonchinaproject • Instagram photos and videos Within 5 minutes,you will understand how diverse China is.I think you may agree that each individual Chinese has his or her own opinion on Japan,which is based on his or her education,hobbies,experience,bias and so on.
When a Chinese people told you that he or she doesn’t like Japan,it’s not necessarily mean that he or she dislike everything from and about Japan.Maybe he or she is a fun of Japanese porn,cartoon,food or cars.
Chinese state media Huanqiu published a report about an Chinese anti-Japan activist [16] .He once landed on the Japan controlled Diaoyu/Senkaku islands.He said:
Although I try to purchase Chinese goods only,I have to buy Japanese cameras.There is no other choice.
Japanese people is very polite,conscientious,punctual and neat.
The Diaoyu dispute is another issue.We can not mix them together.
As I already discussed,many Chinese people’s attitude toward Japan can be affected by different national policies,cultural and geopolitical events.
After Japanese government purchased the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in September 2012,widespread anti-Japan demonstrations took place in China [17] .
Some innocent Chinese were hurt during these protest,just because they had or sold Japanese goods.
Cai Yang,a 21-year-old protestor in Xi’an,broke a Japanese car owner’s skull (both of them were Chinese)and was sentenced to 10 years in jail.The car owner was paralyzed forever due to the injury.A Toyota dealership was sabotaged by angry protestors despite the owner beg them on his knees [18] .
Concluding Remarks
The meaning of “China don’t like Japan” is blurry. China is a diverse country with some 1.4 billion people.Japan is a big country with rich historical legacy, advanced technology and distinctive culture.Again,each individual Chinese has his or her own opinion on Japan,which is based on his or her education,hobbies,experience,bias and so on.
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Actually, Japan made apology to China several times.I don't know your what's your standard of sincere.Check out on:(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan)
There are some debates on the death toll of Nanking massacre.I don't know where the 370k came from.But the Chinese official figure is "more than 300k".(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre)
And the denial of Nanking massacre is also complex.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_Massacre_denial
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Hi, when reading your notebooks, they remind me a sad history - comfort women and Nanjing massacre when Japan killed 370 thousand innocent Chinese. These two things are what Japan government keeps denying, has never given us a positive reply and a sincere apology.
We couldn’t simply say we like Japan or not. As you said, it’s blurry. The young generation has a mixed feeling when they receive the Patriotic Education as well as they are fond of Japanese products. My grandparents are witnesses of Japan atrocities. Every time they told me what Japan did to them, their veins stood out on their temples and they got emotional. People have never experienced this will never understand what Chinese in last hundreds of years suffered.
My personal opinion toward Japan is very simple. It was the fault of Japan, not the Japanese ordinary people. I do enjoy Japanese products but have no cult following. I focus on the modern development between China and Japan but I never forget the tragic history.
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The Complex Nature of Sino-Japanese Relationship Part 8
6.Individual Chinese’s feeling toward Japan are diverse, complex, changing, sometimes even conflicting and absurd.I recommend you to visit this Instagram account:@eyesonchinaproject • Instagram photos and videos. Within 5 minutes, you will understand how diverse China is. I think you may agree that each individual Chinese has his or her own opinion on Japan, which is based on his or her education, hobbies, experience, bias and so on.
When a Chinese person tells you that he or she doesn’t like Japan, it doesn't necessarily mean that he or she dislikes everything from and about Japan. Maybe he or she is a fan of Japanese porn, cartoon, food or cars.
Chinese state media Huanqiu published a report about a Chinese anti-Japan activist [16] .He once landed on the Japan controlled Diaoyu/Senkaku islands.He said:
Although I try to purchase Chinese goods only, I have to bought Japanese cameras.There is no other choice.
Japanese people are very polite, conscientious, punctual and neat.
The Diaoyu dispute is another issue.We can not mix them together.
As I already discussed, many Chinese people’s attitude towards Japan can be affected by different national policies, cultural and geopolitical events.
After Japanese government purchased the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in September 2012, widespread anti-Japan demonstrations took place in China [17] .
Some innocent Chinese were hurt during this time just because they had or sold Japanese goods.
Cai Yang, a 21-year-old protester in Xi’an, broke a Japanese car owner’s skull (both of them were Chinese) and was sentenced to 10 years in jail.The car owner was paralyzed forever due to the injury. A Toyota dealership was sabotaged by angry protesters despite the owner begging them on his knees [18] .
Concluding Remarks
The meaning of “China doesn’t like Japan” is blurry. China is a diverse country with some 1.4 billion people. Japan is a big country with rich historical legacy, advanced technology and distinctive culture. Again, each individual Chinese has his or her own opinion on Japan, which is based on his or her education, hobbies, experience, bias and so on.
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