As Sino-Japanese relations become increasingly tense, CCTV News has reported that from November 24 to December 31, the number of planned flight cancellations from our country to Japan increased by about 56% compared with the same period last month.

As of 10 o'clock on November 24, all flights have been canceled on 12 China-Japan routes, and the implied information is self-evident. In this context, Japanese airports have appeared in advance of the "Spring Festival" scene.

Jimu News reported on November 25 that recently, there have been rare scenes at many airports in Japan, and the waiting halls and boarding gates are crowded with Chinese carrying large and small bags.

At Narita, Haneda and other airports, the return flights are almost full, and many tourists who originally planned to return to China in the near future even ended their trips early to "grab tickets" to return home.

These passengers said in an interview, "Because my family was urging me and I was worried about my safety, I left early." When I boarded the plane, I found that the flight was full, surrounded by compatriots returning to China, and it felt as lively as the Spring Festival. ”

It can be said that this "collective return tide" is the instinctive choice of Chinese in the face of "national hatred and family hatred". In the face of Japanese politicians' erroneous remarks related to Taiwan and the sinister intention to restore militarism, the Chinese people expressed their attitude with actions: "Safety first, unity".

The media pointed out that since the release of the free refund and change policy for Japan-related routes on November 15, the number of air ticket bookings from domestic airlines to Japan has shown a downward trend, and the number of domestic air ticket bookings from Japan in the next 60 days has decreased by about 29% compared with the 15th;

According to civil aviation industry insiders, the total number of air ticket orders as of the 18th decreased by 543,000 compared with the 15th, which means that more than 500,000 air ticket orders were canceled.

You know, flight cancellations can be seen to a large extent as the beginning of the "butterfly effect". Airlines have reduced flights and stopped sales, which has directly led to a sharp drop in air ticket bookings.

The "collective return of Chinese people" has reversed the adjustment of flights, and the demand has plummeted, and airlines can only reduce supply. This "supply and demand linkage" has made Japan's tourism industry bear the brunt of the blow.

A similar situation has been played out in many places in Japan: hotels in popular tourist destinations such as Osaka and Kyoto have seen a sharp decline in orders from Chinese tourists; the proportion of Chinese tourists in hot spring resorts and theme parks has plummeted.

Nobuhide Kiuchi, a researcher at Japan's Nomura Research Institute, previously predicted that Japan's tourism consumption revenue could decrease by about 179 trillion yen, or about $11.5 billion, in the next year. The resulting cooling of Sino-Japanese economic relations may reduce Japan's real GDP by 0.29%.

For a long time, Chinese tourists have been the "ballast stone" of Japan's tourism industry. In 2019, more than 9.5 million Chinese tourists visited Japan. Today, the "collective absence" of Chinese tourists has directly plunged Japan's tourism industry into a "cold winter".

The reason why Japan is facing this situation is entirely self-inflicted. On November 25, Mao Ning, spokesman for our country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pointed out sharply: "The Japanese side has repeatedly repeated that 'there is no change in its position', but it has always avoided the request to retract its erroneous remarks, which is actually a fool's pass. ”

Japanese officials claim that "Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan do not change the government's consistent view", but this "verbal denial" is in stark contrast to "actual crossing the line". The Japanese leader linked the "existential crisis" to the Taiwan Strait issue, which is essentially to challenge the post-war international order and hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Japan is trying to undermine the post-World War II world order. International treaties such as the Cairo Declaration, the Potsdam Proclamation, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender make it clear that the Taiwan region is an inalienable part of China's territory.

If Japan's "position remains unchanged", it will not link the Taiwan issue to an "existential crisis".

This kind of "saying one thing and doing another" has made it clear to the international community that the Japanese government is "duplicitous" on the Taiwan Strait issue and has no sincerity in reflecting on itself and correcting its mistakes. Japan challenges China's sovereignty and dignity and is destined to pay the price for it.