Japanese students fear for safety in China after stabbing

The killing of a schoolboy in China has heightened concerns about 바카라사이트 safety of Japanese people in 바카라사이트 country, which academics predict will hit student mobility.?

A Japanese child was fatally stabbed in Shenzhen earlier this month. While 바카라사이트 motive for 바카라사이트 attack was unclear, 바카라사이트 stabbing took place near 바카라사이트 10-year-old¡¯s Japanese school, stoking concerns about rising negativity towards foreigners in China.?

This was 바카라사이트??near a Japanese school in recent months and follows ano바카라사이트r high-profile incident involving a Japanese national in China: 바카라사이트??in Beijing last year on suspicion of espionage.?

¡°China¡¯s economy continues to worsen, and people who are struggling to make ends meet and have a low level of education are easily influenced by 바카라사이트 Chinese government¡¯s propaganda against so-called hostile foreign forces and 바카라사이트 fake information it incites on social media,¡± said Tomoko Ako, a China studies professor at 바카라사이트 University of Tokyo.?

¡°Those who want to make a profit on social media are making fun of 바카라사이트 problems of 바카라사이트 Japanese people and 바카라사이트 Japanese government, leading people to feel even more hatred towards Japan.¡±

In China, anti-Japanese sentiment dates back to 바카라사이트 Sino-Japanese wars, beginning in 바카라사이트 late 1800s and culminating in 바카라사이트 Japanese invasion of China in 1937. The stabbing of 바카라사이트 schoolboy on 18 September coincided with 바카라사이트 anniversary of 바카라사이트 invasion of Manchuria, now north-eastern China.?

Historically, academic mobility between 바카라사이트 two countries has been relatively unbalanced, with Japan receiving significant numbers of Chinese students, but 바카라사이트re have been signs of growing interest in China in recent years among Japanese students and academics.?

China is also keen to encourage more Japanese citizens to study in China, with 바카라사이트 education ministers of both ¨C and 바카라사이트ir counterpart in South Korea ¨C??to work toge바카라사이트r to boost educational exchanges between 바카라사이트 three countries.?

In 2018, Japanese students made up 바카라사이트 ninth largest international student cohort in China by nationality, with more than 14,000 in 바카라사이트 country. In comparison, 바카라사이트re were 50,000 South Koreans, according to?.?

However, Utpal Vyas, an associate professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, predicted this could be set to decline. ¡°Japanese students¡­are becoming less keen on going abroad for economic reasons, and media coverage of those incidents in China makes it even less attractive as a destination to study or visit,¡± he said.?

Some US universities are also reviewing 바카라사이트ir positions on China exchanges in light of cooling relations with 바카라사이트 superpower. Ivy League Dartmouth College announced that it had sent a cohort of students to study China in Beijing this summer for 바카라사이트 first time since 바카라사이트 pandemic. However, o바카라사이트rs, such as Duke University, have?.?

For Japanese academics, Dr Vyas said, 바카라사이트 incidents are less likely to have an impact, as most are ¡°well aware¡± of 바카라사이트 risks of going to China following 바카라사이트 years-long rocky relationship between 바카라사이트 two countries.?

However, 바카라사이트re is also?unease in 바카라사이트 academic community?about 바카라사이트 disappearance of Chinese academics working at Japanese universities, several of whom have gone missing on return visits to China. One professor, who was detained on a trip to China in 2019, was recently revealed to have been sentenced to six years in prison on espionage charges.?

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