“I suggest banning rare earth exports to Japan, halting imports of Japanese seafood and agricultural products, advising Chinese tourists not to visit Japan, canceling visa-free arrangements for Japanese passport holders, and prohibiting entry to anyone who has visited the Yasukuni Shrine within the past 12 months,” Gao Zhikai, a professor at Suzhou University, said in a video posted on social media on Monday.
torsdag 20. november 2025
China’s economic retaliation against Takaichi is just beginning
China’s political tightrope with Japan has lurched into a sharper and more confrontational posture this week after Chinese pundits urged Beijing to ban exports of rare earths to Japan and halt imports of Japanese seafood and farm goods in response to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pro-Taiwan remarks.
“I suggest banning rare earth exports to Japan, halting imports of Japanese seafood and agricultural products, advising Chinese tourists not to visit Japan, canceling visa-free arrangements for Japanese passport holders, and prohibiting entry to anyone who has visited the Yasukuni Shrine within the past 12 months,” Gao Zhikai, a professor at Suzhou University, said in a video posted on social media on Monday.
“I suggest banning rare earth exports to Japan, halting imports of Japanese seafood and agricultural products, advising Chinese tourists not to visit Japan, canceling visa-free arrangements for Japanese passport holders, and prohibiting entry to anyone who has visited the Yasukuni Shrine within the past 12 months,” Gao Zhikai, a professor at Suzhou University, said in a video posted on social media on Monday.
