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Japanese Automakers Shut Down their Chinese Plants as Protests Get More Violent [w/Video]
The Anti-Japan protests that have been raging in China for months due to a territorial dispute over some uninhabited islands reached critical mass today, September 18, a date which coincides with the 1931 Japanese invasion of mainland China. In its latest report, Reuters says that riots in China have reignited by the anniversary and the locals’ anti-Japan feelings are stronger than ever. Protesters have gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing and made their intentions clear, chanting Anti-Japan slogans and holding banners that read things like “Wipe out all Japanese dogsâ€.
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Toyota To Launch Two New Car Brands In China Next Year, While Nissan Will Release Venucia Ev
Japanese carmakers are having a hard time in China this year after local consumers shunned their products due to a territorial dispute over a group of islands known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, but they're making plans to regain...
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Subaru Comes On Top After Failing To Build A New Car Plant In China
It’s funny how things turn out sometimes. In September 2011, the Chinese government rejected a proposed joint venture between Subaru and Chery Automobile on the grounds that Toyota, which already has two plants in the country, is a shareholder...
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Japanese Automakers May Slash China Production In Half As Sales Plunge Amid Islands Row
Tumbling sales can be attributed to many factors. Japanese carmakers, though, just can’t seem to get a break as since last year, they have seen their production hurt by an earthquake and a tsunami, a nuclear reactor malfunction and now, a political...
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The Manchurian Candidate: Anti-japan Protests Good News For German Automaker In China
One man’s loss is another man’s gain. That’s the way it has always been and that’s the way it is today, especially in the corporate world. Case in point: China’s anti-Japan protests, which seem to turn uglier each...
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Toyota And Panasonic's Chinese Facilities Damaged After Anti-japanese Riots Become More Violent
The consequences of a territorial dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea seem to become more serious as anti-Japanese sentiments grow stronger in China. On Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda demanded that the Chinese government...
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