Urgent !! China’s Economic Warning to Japan: What Happens Next? Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
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The diplomatic tensions between Japan and China have escalated sharply after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared in early November 2025 that Japan would activate joint defense measures if China attacked Taiwan. Beijing responded immediately with strong condemnations and began restricting Chinese citizens from traveling to Japan — a move widely interpreted as an economic warning and a political signal.
This video provides a deep, Jeffrey Sachs–style analysis of the structural causes behind the clash, including Japan’s growing security concerns over Taiwan, China’s sovereignty-driven nationalism, and the United States’ expanding role in the region. We examine how tourism restrictions fit into China’s broader toolkit of economic statecraft and explore what might happen if tensions escalate into a full-scale trade war.
Who would suffer more — Japan or China?
Our analysis shows an asymmetric impact: Japan would face sharper short-term damage due to export dependence, while China would confront deeper long-term vulnerabilities because of its reliance on Japanese high-tech components and machinery.
This video breaks down the political implications, economic ripple effects, and long-term strategic outcomes that could reshape East Asia’s security order. If you want to understand the future of the Indo-Pacific, the Taiwan question, and the evolving Japan–China rivalry, this is essential viewing.
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Japan’s present control of LiuQiu is based on a transferred administrative authority, not on an Allied decision (Potsdam), a legal title determination, or a Ryukyuan democratic mandate that is not consulted. The U.S. and Japan deliberately avoided a referendum because US want a military base.
Prof Jeffrey Sach – JAPAN never learn its genocidal & massacre in the RAPE of NANKING ever since WW2 never acknowledged its apologies & remorse till today's .
Only the US dropping of its ATOMIC BOMB on HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI to bring an end to the war . Till today's situation JAPAN never its lesson but it will learn a painful & worse case scenario when CHINA weild its might by using NUCLEAR WEAPONS that can completely decimate & obliterate it off the map .
Never stirred the sleeping dragon – when it awaken its ally's US have no answer to it altogether .
During the recent 80s Victory Parade in TIANANMEN square BEIJING showcase of its lethal advance sophisticated HYPERSONIC weaponaries to the world to see that US have no answer to it if war breaks out today's .
CHINA under President Xi Jin Ping knows too well US isnt INVINCIBLE nor POWERFUL but can be defeated & wiped out within minutes under half an hour if war do materialise .
CHINA today's is not CHINA 25 years ago but a real SUPER POWER – fully MILITARISE its LAND , SEA ,AIR & SPACE beyond human imagination .
Japanese action of aggression will be destroyed by the victory countries of WWII. This time, Japan will be completely redefined by china and Russia.
Japan doesn't like tourists anymore or none Japanese people 🤔 all this started out because of black racism. 🤔
You are very knowledgeable in the current geopolitical situation in Relationship between China and Japan, and you also have in-depth understanding of the historical grievance and hostility lingered from the past. Please continue to share your knowledge, and let more people understand it
China told US and Russia that Japan, Germany and Turkey are planning to divide Russia in 3 nothing for China. This news made China join Russia. What a mess to fix now.
Essentially, Japan just declared a war against China, and could undertanlke a surprise invasion to China and any Asian country that ties to China.
Next year, Taiwan will be fine, but Japan will be the first to face trouble. China will first complete all the legal groundwork, ensuring Japan's defeat and surrender, adhering to documents such as the Potsdam Declaration, and demanding within the framework of the United Nations that Japan fulfill its commitments as a surrendered nation. If Japan insists on disobeying, China will teach Japan a lesson as a victorious nation. Reclaiming the Diaoyu Islands and encouraging Ryukyu independence are options. When Japan fires the first shot, China will ruthlessly and swiftly destroy Japan. This is not because China is belligerent, but a response to the 35 million Chinese people killed by Japan during its invasion! The US will be helpless and unable to retaliate.
Liberate the Ryukyu island, china.
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Professor Sachs, I was wondering if China really want to block Japan's transportations through Taiwan strait can China do it now even without taking back Taiwan ((Japan has been using that as a justification to intervene China's unification action on Taiwan). In other words, does China taking back Taiwan or not makes a difference or not? It seems to me China can do the blockage without taking back Taiwan at all. Japan's justification is a false proposition.
It's interesting how it all started after the Orange ape went to Japan and met with Sakaichi it shows that she was given orders by Orange ape to gaslight China this was all intentionally done.
Japan needs to stop doing America's bidding and grow a pair and stop being a vassal to the American Deep state Neocon imperialists and make peace with China acknowledge it's past War atrocities and join BRICS or it will sink like America
Japan's economic future depends on hina and at this time it's on the wrong side of history wake up Japan before it's too late.
what prof.Sachs said about the actions Japan can do already happened. Japanese do not like Chinese, they tried to diversify it's trade partners, but can not find. this is one of the sashs worst video based on old information.
Japan used the same language when they invaded China in 1931. They used the same language for the Nanjing Massacre and invaded many Asia countries when they killed 300k people in Nanjing alone with all disgusting way of torture. I think China see this as an excuse for Japan new military ambitions. This is the time for Chinese to take revenge of what Japan did without even apologizing until now.
Japan, after pretending to be the poor victims of WW2 for more than 80 years, the cute baby gremlins have now grown full fledged again and are hungry for more blood…Whose? China's of course!!
Japan u are no more a colonial power but a colonised pariah regime.
Japan never been a Friend, China Forgive but never forget what Japan did to China, Slaughter Millions of Innoncent people. China must Remember Never Trust Japan & US.
Arrogant greedy china needs to learn more lessons of politeness.
Takaichi thinks it is still 1937 but in 2025 they are now Washington's chihuahua.
Quite clear, looks like Japan is provoking, but actually they were set off by China.
only two options now.
a. resign and take word back.
b. conflict accumulation which is China wants.
Japan is acting so unwise considering its historical aggressor baggages it still should shoulder. And the economic ties between the 2 countries is a major one. Being neighbors the Japanese newly elected prime minister is acting irresponsibly.
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Takaichi is stirring old deadly wounds China and SE Asia suffered that were caused by Japan. It's suicidal.
Newton's first law of inertia. The difference is the anticipated tsunami reaction.
Japan ask for it, whatever reasons you should not interfere China internal problem.Don't find trouble with your neighbour, live peace with them. America is behind it
What the world should know is Japan welcomes stupid economic reaction Beijing makes. Japan wants the reaction to be more permanent. The tourist business would be more popular for all non-Chinese tourists. So, this is a request from an average person in Japan to CCP. Please make it illegal for Chinese citizens to travel to or make investments in Japan.
We need WWW3 China vs Japan rematch that would be great for humanity.
Japan would do well to seek forgiveness and reconciliation with its immediate neighbors rather than remain at the mercy of the West. They certainly caused them an unbelievable amount of suffering and damage just before and during WWII. But they were the first Asian power to challenge Western dominance. And indirectly, they ensured the independence of many former, primarily British, but also Dutch colonies after WWII.
Another round of little boys
All nations should advise their citizens to get out of Japan asap..
Imposes export control of all type of rear earths to Japan immediately.
No more rare-earths for Japan and master Colonizers..
Japan is China enemy with unresolved "blood debts". Since ancient times Japanese have caused unprovoked troubles of all sizes and forms to test the patience of the Chinese. It's perhaps time to do some accounting and if it does happen all past and present misdeeds need to be settled.
Yes, make banning rare earth minerals a top priority, give them a strong blow, kill their war weapons manufacturing
Professor mentioned that Japan has been worry the cut off of economic chain of Taiwan strait. So Japan has two ways to secure this chain by 1) sucking up China 2) confrontation with China. I wonder why Japan choose the the second one.
Prof saying covid one nine? LoL AI will destroy the world one day.
Some of this sounds like Ai generated speech.
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxfObXUa9IG4SRGnNhVmH7tj87YlcDAUK6?si=HQSDL86QIRY6H0bB
Look like Sanae, her plastic surgery gone wrong badly! Her face looks weird!
The "secret" behind the widespread "Made in China!" has come to light, as the low competitive price is due to the bad quality resulting from the blind imitation of stolen scientific research, technology, innovations, & patents that China has benefited from in multiple aspects after circumventing intellectual property rights & legal protection of the ideas, creations, & efforts of others by imitating patents, for example, & so on, through illegal & legal means & methods. China's industrial bubble in the military field is mainly manufactured products from stolen technology from the Russian Federation, ranging from the Chinese nuclear bomb to hypersonic missiles. At the same time, the most significant benefit is unquestionably due to the constant stealing from the US, where it took advantage of the US's obsession with the war on global Islamic terrorism over the last two decades to build a massive Chinese economic revolution, with a focus on developed industrial processes & advanced technological designs, among other things. It's worth noting that in 2002, China was the world's sixth-largest economy, trailing the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, & France. By the end of 2003, China had risen to fourth place, trailing only the US, Germany, & Japan, and ahead of Britain & France. However, in 2010, China's economy surpassed that of Japan, making it the world's second-largest economy after the US. Since then, the economic gap between China & the rest of the world's economies has widened significantly, while the gap between China & the US has narrowed. It appears that the People's Republic of China, ruled by the one-party Chinese Communist Party, experienced its most prosperous period of growth in the two decades that marked the start of the new millennium, which the US began by declaring a crusade against global terrorism following the terrorist attacks on the WTC, which granted the broken Russia the necessary time also to gather its scattered forces & catch up, as all it required was a little time, & time is money!