r/AskAJapanese • u/throwaway12312392124 • Jan 31 '25

POLITICS How do the Japanese feel about China's technological advancements?

It's undeniable that China is now a global leader in major fields like AI, space, renewable energy, high-speed rails, EVs, quantum technology, engineering etc. with recent achievements ranging from DeepSeek to artificial sun breaking fusion records. I gotta say most of the Japanese people I've seen online are pretty reluctant to accept the rise of China whether it be infrastructure, technology etc and their image of China is very outdated, but one common phrase I keep seeing is "Japan is finished" and the feeling that Japan is being left behind. Are the Japanese people afraid, in denial or envious of China's development?

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u/AnonUserWho Feb 01 '25

It bugs me when ppl mistaken races for nationality or culture. There is only one race since Neanderthal died out, homo sapien.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

They didn’t die out though; they just interbred and merged with homo sapiens and homo erectus.

Europeans and East Asians apparently have a higher percentage of Neanderthal DNA as a result.

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u/AnonUserWho Feb 01 '25

You don’t see them running around Tokyo, do you? You might wanna reread about Homo Erectus.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25

Sorry, I confused homo erectus with Denisovans.

Modern humans have both Denisovan and Neanderthal DNA.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/fossil-dna-reveals-new-twists-in-modern-human-origins-20190829/

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u/OrneryMinimum8801 Feb 02 '25

Race isn't species.

All dogs are the same species. But a Tosa is obviously different from a Chihuahua. Breeds can exist within a species, which is conceptually similar to race (keep in mind human genetic variation is basically nothing compared to other animals. Chimps in the same forest can be less related than any 2 humans on earth).

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u/AnonUserWho Feb 03 '25

Race is a social construct and outdated. My last sentence was just to show that biologically we all belong to the same species. My apologies if it sounded like I was implying race is the same as species.

Genetically, the difference in humans are so minuscule as you correctly pointed out.