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Wow! Looks like this thread could be shoved into Politics folder in Le Café much sooner than I thought.
If this is a sensitive issue in China, it must be a sensitive issue on an international board where there are a lot of Chinese readers and posters.
It is in the best interest of both Japan and China to keep the open doors on economic and cultural levels. I don't think Japan doesn't care about losing this biggest market in its neighborhood. In any case, Japan will lose a lot as well if the tension builds up for a long time. I think it'll be quiet down if Japan doesn't touch any more sensitive nerves of China. I agree with Buttercup that it is not another Libya or Cairo. US Embassy and Japan Embassy should be fine.
It'll be ridiculous to add Japanese skaters into other GP events. It won't happen. I think there are only these possibilities:
1. CoC proceeds as usual. Japanese skaters attend it. Nothing happens.
2. CoC proceeds as usual. JSF decides not to let Japanese skaters attend. Japanese skaters lose the chance for GPF.
3. CoC postponed to a later date.
4. CoC cancelled and moved to another country.
5. CoC cancelled but cannot find another host country.
If this is a sensitive issue in China, it must be a sensitive issue on an international board where there are a lot of Chinese readers and posters.
It is in the best interest of both Japan and China to keep the open doors on economic and cultural levels. I don't think Japan doesn't care about losing this biggest market in its neighborhood. In any case, Japan will lose a lot as well if the tension builds up for a long time. I think it'll be quiet down if Japan doesn't touch any more sensitive nerves of China. I agree with Buttercup that it is not another Libya or Cairo. US Embassy and Japan Embassy should be fine.
It'll be ridiculous to add Japanese skaters into other GP events. It won't happen. I think there are only these possibilities:
1. CoC proceeds as usual. Japanese skaters attend it. Nothing happens.
2. CoC proceeds as usual. JSF decides not to let Japanese skaters attend. Japanese skaters lose the chance for GPF.
3. CoC postponed to a later date.
4. CoC cancelled and moved to another country.
5. CoC cancelled but cannot find another host country.
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