Dealing with Japanese tour groups buying spring in Zhuhai.

Since1931September 18 was the day of the September 18th Incident between China and Japan, and was regarded by many Japanese as "the day of national humiliation", the event of buying sex on this anniversary had some national feelings.

On the internet, the report of the incident caused a strong reaction from netizens. Some people call this matter "national humiliation". Some people criticized that the government should take a tougher attitude towards Japan in this incident. Coupled with Japan's historical problems and the leakage of chemicals abandoned in China by the Japanese invaders, this incident further aroused the anti-Japanese sentiment of the Japanese people. For example, calling on the people of China to boycott Japanese goods. According to the statistics of Sohu.com, nearly 90% of the respondents think that the incident happened on purpose, because prostitution is illegal in China, and tourists can't be unaware of this fact. Although this phenomenon has actually been very common in the 20 years since the reform and opening up, the government has been carrying out anti-vice operations for many years and warned tourists that if they engage in prostitution in the local area, they will be detained, fined and re-educated through labor. , which constitutes a crime, will be investigated for criminal responsibility.

On September 29th, The New York Times reported that the incident would damage Sino-Japanese relations. On September 29th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China urgently summoned the Japanese ambassador to China to make representations to the Japanese side on this incident. China expresses its strong indignation at the actions of these Japanese citizens, saying that this incident has hurt the feelings of the people of China and damaged Japan's international image. China hopes that Japanese citizens coming to China will abide by the laws of China and strengthen their moral restraint.

The hotel in the incident has been ordered to suspend business for rectification (it has reopened, but its business is far from what it used to be). The public security department of China has been involved in the investigation, and some people involved have been arrested. The Japanese side prevented the staff of the tour group from saying that "there were many reporting errors" [1]. Subsequently, the Japanese side denied the authenticity of the report and said that the purpose of this trip was to comfort rather than prostitution. On September 30, Japanese Foreign Minister yoriko kawaguchi said, "If the incident is true, it is very regrettable." Japanese officials apologized for the incident and expressed the hope that it would not affect Sino-Japanese relations.