At a United Nations General Assembly meeting on refugees, Japan pledged over 280 billion yen while China offered only 30 billion. This essay highlights the stark contrast and examines how media narratives have shaped international perceptions.

2016-09-23

At the United Nations General Assembly currently being held, at a meeting where the issue of refugees became a main agenda item, Prime Minister Abe stated that Japan would provide more than 280 billion yen.
In contrast, China, which continues to speak with a face several times larger than Japan’s in the international community, is providing a mere 30 billion yen.
This has been the same in the past and remains the same now with regard to contributions to the United Nations.
That such a China has come to throw its weight around in the international community owes much, needless to say, to the Asahi Shimbun and the so-called cultural figures who have aligned themselves with it.