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Number of Japanese living in China falls to lowest in 20 years. (rfa.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Cat@ponder.cat to c/world@quokk.au

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The number of Japanese nationals living in China has fallen to its lowest level in two decades, with experts citing the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s growing focus on national security and nationalism, coupled with a flagging post-lockdown economy.

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably because they're being targeted for violence

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

China has grown increasingly hostile and racist to foreigners since Xi took over and started blaming them for every problem in the country.

Too many attacks and murders targeting foreigners these days; I’d never want to go back to China with how unsafe it is.