A Japanese boy’s death in China may trigger a storm in East Asia

On September 18, a sensitive day in China concerning all things related to Japan, a 10-year-old Japanese boy was stabbed to death by an unemployed Chinese man. This was the third attack on a Japanese national since April. How will this incident impact Sino-Japanese relations? And could it trigger a larger geopolitical storm in East Asia?

1. Why the Chinese attacked the Japanese

2. Japan’s reaction and change in attitude

3. China’s reaction and change in attitude

4. Where Sino-Japanese relations are heading

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