Are some Chinese happy Shinzo Abe is dead? | Reports on China

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was tragically gunned down during a campaigning event and died some hours later. Before the identity of the gunman, a Japanese, was known, many Western pundits were suggesting the Chinese could be to blame. After that, they shifted their tactic to Chinese netizens apparently happy that Abe is dead. So is it true? Are Chinese celebrating his death? Let’s get reporting! Follow me on Twitter: @AndyBxxx Please don’t forget to HIT LIKE, LEAVE A COMMENT, and SUB CORRECTION: In the video I mention three million murdered in Nanjing, when the actual number is 300,000. Apologies. After the tragic death of former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe yesterday, online pundits began accusing the Chinese of celebrating his death. So, are some Chinese truly unsympathetic? The short answer is yes. But the reality is, of course, a lot more nuanced. Firstly, I need to dispel the huge myth that Chinese people are a monolith, that they all hold the
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