Ensuring Expat Safety is Essential for Japanese Companies to Operate in China

Japanese business leaders urge China to ensure expatriate safety following a schoolboy’s fatal stabbing. Keidanren’s chairman emphasizes the country’s responsibility for a secure working environment for foreign nationals.

Japan’s Business Leaders Demand Safety in China

Japanese business leaders are deeply concerned following the tragic stabbing of a schoolboy in Shenzhen. They emphasize that, for Japanese companies to safely operate in China, the Chinese government must take decisive steps to ensure the protection of expatriates.

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), articulated this sentiment during a recent news conference in Tokyo. He stressed that it is the obligation of any country, which welcomes foreign business activities, to create a secure environment for international residents.

Tokura also highlighted the troubling presence of anti-Japanese content circulating on Chinese social media, which he deemed to be misleading. This situation underscores the need for fostering safe and respectful relations between Japan and China in the business arena.

Source : Expat safety seen as a must for Japanese firms to keep doing business in China