# China’s foreign ministry warns of anti-China smears in Japanese cultural products

https://mins.news/en/item/121783

- CGTN, 2026-10-29 12:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-29/Chinese-FM-warns-of-anti-China-smears-in-Japanese-cultural-products-1RDJs5lZHxe/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged the international community and people of insight in Japan to watch for forces in Japan that he said use cultural products to smear China and spread anti-China sentiment. He said Sanrio’s decision to end its collaboration with a Japanese spy drama after backlash on Chinese social media again exposed those forces.

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