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Number of Japanese living in China falls to lowest in 20 years. (rfa.org)
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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 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Probably because they're being targeted for violence

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours 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.