China's Consul-General in Osaka called Japan "the world champion of anti-Chinese sentiment".

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China's Consul-General in Osaka called Japan "the world champion of anti-Chinese sentiment". Xue Jian said China-Japan relations are in an "unprecedentedly difficult phase" since 1972 normalization, blaming "deeply rooted prejudice since the Meiji Restoration." He argued China is a partner, not a threat, and that Japan's greatest security comes from understanding China "as it is." This is the same diplomat who posted a now-deleted threat implying he would "cut off the dirty neck" of Japan's