While the Chinese government is increasingly opposed to Prime Minister Koichi’s statement on the “Taiwan contingency” in which he mentioned the possibility of exercising the right of collective self-defense, some Japanese celebrities have posted a series of statements in support of the “One China Principle” in China, which has become a hot topic. Japanese actor who expressed support for China: “The ‘One China Principle’ is China’s policy position that there is only one legitimate ‘Chinese’ nation and that China and Taiwan must be ruled inseparably by one nation. In short, it is the idea that “Taiwan is a part of China” that has been insisted by the People’s Republic of China. On November 18, Meilia (formerly known as Mai Mizuhashi), a Japanese singer who is also very popular in China, posted on the Chinese SNS “Weibo” that “China is my second home and I will support one China forever. She also wrote, “All my friends in China are my family whom I love dearly,” and “I love China. Japanese actor HAOGO (formerly known as Koji Yano), who is active in China and has the largest number of followers among Japanese on the Weibo social networking service, also posted his support for China, saying, “I support and love one China forever and ever,” and “China is my second home. Koji is also known in Japan for his appearances in “Hikaru Kimi e” (To Hikaru Kimi) (NHK series) and “Keishicho: Investigation Section Chief” (TV Asahi series). Probably, there will be more entertainers who make similar statements in the future. There are some people who understand their statement, such as “This is exactly the same composition as when entertainers in Hong Kong and Taiwan were forced to post the same statement at the same time. The Chinese entertainment industry is known to be strict about political issues. Mr. Hao Kuo, who is said to be the most famous Japanese actor in China, made his breakthrough in China in 2000 when he appeared in the Chinese drama “Eternal Lovers. He was already a popular actor, but when the Japanese government nationalized the Senkaku Islands in September 2012, anti-Japanese demonstrations erupted across China, and he revealed that he was forced to drop everything from television to his contracted drama series. Hirokawa said that Japan and China are fellow Asian countries and that even if they don’t like each other, they have no choice but to get along with each other. I hope to be a bridge between the two countries in the future. After Prime Minister Takaichi’s statement regarding his recognition of an “existential crisis situation,” relations between Japan and China have rapidly cooled, with the Chinese Foreign Ministry calling for voluntary restraint on travel to Japan and the cancellation of Japanese events scheduled to be held in China. In such a situation, issuing such a pro-China statement is like a “treadmill” for the life of an entertainer. For a celebrity whose activities span both Japan and China, such a statement is certainly unavoidable.” (The same applies.) Can’t we say that political beliefs and entertainment activities are separate? ……
