Beijing's Anti-Japan Campaign and Xi Jinping's Secret Speech at Beidaihe

The author offers insight into today's China by analyzing the CCP's anti-Japan campaign, Xi's alleged speech in Beidaihe, and questions about his mental state.

By Jennifer Zeng

Recently, Japan began discharging treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. However, more than the release of the water, it has been the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s new round of anti-Japan maneuvers that has astonished the world. The CCP has unleashed all its media tools to incite hatred and exaggerate the danger of the treated water. The CCP has also imposed an import ban on all Japanese seafood.

The CCP's propaganda and ban appear to be carried out with disregard for the people of Japan. The propaganda and ban have even harmed China's own fishing industry and businesses involved in seafood products.

Though these maneuvers by the CCP haven't surprised those familiar with Chinese affairs, we still need to ask a question: Why choose to do this now? 

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