The numbers on the level of interest in Japan by Chinese people were pretty revealing. The young Chinese people I’ve talked to seemed to be either extremely hostile (to the extent that they said they would never go to Japan even if someone offered them a free trip), or extremely interested. Japanese fashion magazines are a hot commodity and are scanned and traded like mad among young Chinese internet users! I suspect the lure of Japanese pop culture is going a long way with young Chinese (and Korean) people.

Anyway, this was a particularly intriguing post for me–I’m interested in China-Japan relations at the ordinary-person level, so thanks for posting this!