About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of anti-Japanese sentiment in China amidst improving economic ties.

Earlier this week, I read a Substack article discussing the rise in viral anti-Japanese content on Chinese social media. The gruesome posts and recent polling data all point to the fact that anti-Japanese sentiment is increasing among Chinese people, despite increasing economic ties and a move away from 'wolf warrior' style diplomacy. Why, when China seems to be more doveish, does Japan still draw so much ire? What is about the history, proximity, and perceived injustices between the two nati...

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Host: Edi Obiakpani

Topics covered

• xenophobia
• anti-Japanism
• nationalism
• social media
• China-Japan relations

Keywords

• anti-Japanese sentiment
• Chinese social media
• wolf warrior diplomacy
• nationalism
• historical injustices

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Places: China, Japan

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