Author: Yoshiaki Nishimi, Sankei Shimbun

Getting Shut Out from a Chinese Press Conference Is No Accident

Diplomacy & Security March 21, 2017March 23, 2017 Yoshiaki Nishimi, Sankei Shimbun 0 Comments

On March 15, a Sankei Shimbun reporter was denied entry to a press conference convened by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang after the close of the National People’s Congress in Beijing. At a press conference held on March 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying explained, “Several thousand reporters from China and abroad participated in journalistic […]

How the Books a Hotel Leaves for its Guests Can Reignite an International Dispute

Diplomacy & Security, History January 19, 2017March 3, 2017 Yoshiaki Nishimi, Sankei Shimbun 0 Comments

The Japanese APA Group, which runs the APA Hotel chain, is under heavy pressure after the hotel group placed books in its guest rooms questioning the Nanking Massacre and the forced conscription of comfort women. On January 17, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying responded, saying the book “again shows that some forces within Japan […]