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Japan tells citizens in China to lie low after Fukushima release (www.japantimes.co.jp)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Japan has told its citizens living in China to keep a low profile, including talking quietly in public, after Beijing blasted Tokyo for releasing treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

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[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 52 points 1 year ago

I don’t understand why anyone who doesn’t absolutely need to be in China would go there - and I don’t consider a job requirement to be an absolute need. Yes, the country is beautiful, but the CCP is most definitely not, and they own you while you’re in their territory.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

and I don’t consider a job requirement to be an absolute need

Well, I suppose people who don't need to work for a living might struggle to understand the lives and motivations of other people, who, you know, have to take risks and make sacrifices in their lives.

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Take it easy. I’m referring to consulate jobs, international business, and such. Usually, if you’re qualified for that, you have other options that don’t require moving to a police state.

[-] PrinceWith999Enemies@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Why would someone with a consulate job avoid China, of all places?

Employees of foreign governments, especially in embassies and related posts, have very specific rights under international law. They have a huge amount of leeway compared to tourists, who often can get more than nationals.

Honestly, China is Disneyland compared to a lot of the rest of the planet. I knew personnel who were stationed in the USSR and Eastern Europe during the Cold War, including one woman who got the crap beaten out of her for meeting with the Solidarity people in Poland despite having a diplomatic passport. I’ve also been to even more colorful places myself at the government’s request. International business is the same. Millions of people travel to China every year for business.

No one is going to mistake China for Norway, but it’s also hardly the DPRK. I’d even go to the DPRK just for the hell of it if I could.