I never though...

A Chinese friend of mine wanted me to sign a petition against the Japanese people during the whole "textbooks that gloss over WW2 atrocities" thing. I said I didn't believe in economically punishing all of Japan (including the children, physically hurt tourists, etc.) because of some cowardly textbook writers. She was pissed at me for about two, three days about that. Eventually I explained myself better, she concluded I "didn't understand the situation" and mellowed, but was still sore for a month or two. Much later, it was water under the bridge and we were all able to have a good laugh about it.

Well, I laughed. She doesn't have a sick sense of humour, unfortunately.

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Originally Posted by Dee

How does changing school textbooks affect the Japanese economy, I don't understand. Perhaps you haven't studied up on what turns the gears in their marketplace.

The Chinese were pissed off about how glossed-over Japanese textbooks were on WW2. Pissed to the point of boycotting and rioting. Therefore, China-Japan trade and Japanese-owned foreign businesses were affected by the negative sentiment. Some pretty ridiculous threats were thrown around at one point by various low-level politicians.

There's nowhere I can't reach.