Der Stiefenkel von Premierminister Takaichi wird in China studieren, was einige Bürger beunruhigt: „Es ist, als würde man ihnen Geiseln übergeben.“

This is the most retarded shit I’ve read today. I am sorry folks, I have no other words for it.

Stir up conflict with a foreign country you are not on the greatest terms to begin with, send your family there. Great. Totally not intelligence risk.

Also why foreign country to begin with if Japan is so good and foreigners are so bad? Russian Oligarch level hypocrisy.

Step-Grandson … So one of her Children married someone with a Child from a previous relationship, and that Child is now over 18 and has decided to study abroad in China.

In other words this person has zero biological relation to her, clearly doesn’t agree with her policies, and likely was accepted to this school because they said „she’s a bitch“ when asked about their relationship.

Could have just sent him to Singapore instead

If it’s true and intentional, then maybe Takaichi is much smarter than I thought.

In the history of China and Japan, sending hostages, or *zhizi* (质子), was a very common method of building political trust, especially during their respective Warring States periods. It sends a subtle signal to China, and Takaichi should understand its meaning because both China and Japan are part of the Sinosphere and share many historical and cultural references.

I don’t think it is entirely a coincidence. Takaichi could have overruled it if she had wanted to, but she didn’t.

Whats so wrong about this? Anyone serious in politics will not just stick to one source of material and let their bias get the best of them.

What does China need a hostage for? Japan itself is the existential hostage. It needs to decouple from the U.S.

A ward for House Xi