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Posted on 01/09/2026 6:27:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi made waves last fall after saying her country might intervene if China invaded Taiwan. In response, China launched state-organized boycotts against Japan — canceling concerts, restricting seafood imports, and even recalling pandas. Today on the show, what does it look like for a state to organize a boycott, and does it work?
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Japan and China have hated each other for centuries, nothing new here.
NPR blah blah
China needs the world to buy it’s crap
I am sure China knows what it is doing.
China is currently trying to peal off South Korea from our Asian “alliance”. The current SK administration is a bit too friendly with China and open to NK. I’m sure Japan and Taiwan are watching carefully.
“The current SK administration is a bit too friendly with China and open to NK.”
Is that why they are buying nuclear subs from us?
bkmk
Japan has been slowly but steadily shifting their Chicom factories to other countries - the factories that haven’t been bankrupted by Chicom theft of intellectual property, anyway.
Don’t have time to check, so correct me if I’m wrong but is that already a done deal? Also, did it start with the previous SK administration?
Good ole’ CCPR...how’s the fundraisers going?.
Oh yeah ccp you keep pissing Japan off......See how well that works for you.
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