Posted on 07/09/2022 4:39:26 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Photos appearing to show Chinese vendors offering beverage discounts in celebration of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s assassination began to crop up on Chinese social media platforms.
“Celebrating Abe’s death Milktea buy 1 get 1 free for 3 days straight,” read a Chinese language-printed banners.
“Celebrating Abe’s death, Buy 1 get 1 free,” read another promotion.
“Celebration Abe’s assassination, all beer buy 1 get 1 free,” read a poster.
The social media posts advertising free drinks in honor of Abe’s death on Friday are indicative of a general wave of anti-Abe sentiment that has washed over Chinese social media outlets in the wake of his murder.
Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Abe Shinzo, was fatally shot on the morning of July 8 by a suspect wielding what authorities have described as a homemade firearm. He was delivering a campaign speech in support of Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) two days ahead of a national election when he was gunned down.
Abe’s politically conservative views influenced him to hold a strong line against Chinese aggression toward Japan, which has most recently been demonstrated through repeated Chinese naval and coast guard intrusions into Japanese maritime territory.
Abe led constitutional and legislative reforms that allowed Japan to revamp its Self-Defense Forces (Japan’s constitution does not allow it to have a military). Abe’s support for elevating Japan’s foreign policy stature made him a hated enemy of the Chinese Communist Party.
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The Communists hated Abe. They feared his desire to amend the Japanese gov’t restrictions on creating a military capable of an effective offense instead of remaining in their post-WWII stance of defensive capabilities only.
In addition, Abe was a staunch supporter of Taiwanese Independence and condemned loudly Communist Chinese expansion into Asia with their artificial islands and aggressive posture towards defenseless Asian nations like the Philippines.
It was this Communist aggression and expansion that was the catalyst for his wanting to shelve the post-WWII policies. He saw this need as a self preservation necessity.
NPR, CBS and China really have had nasty things to say about him.
Kind of wonder how much the three have in common? Maybe quite a lot.
I can’t recall anything like this when Bin Laden cashed his chips in. There was a small demo in front of the WH but not much else. Granted some here questioned whether we really got him but still.
They fear a strong China, as well they should.
The Chinese Covid creators (CCC)are likely behind the killing.
Much bad blood between China and Japan.
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Remember that the US is a maritime trading power bound to our allies by the seas - not an Asian landpower.
Shops Launch Sales and Promos Across China to Celebrate Abe Shinzo KillingSez more about them than it does about anything Abe Shinzo ever did.
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