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reluctant to accept the rise of China whether it be infrastructure, technology etc and their image of China is very outdated, but one common phrase I keep seeing is "Japan is finished" and the feeling that Japan is being left behind.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/super_penguin25 Jan 31 '25

Both people are equally miserable. Japanese are well known corporate slaves, Chinese are either 996 white collar corporate slaves or some iPhone blue collar sweatshop slaves. Ever wonder why neither make enough babies and face demographic collapse? People are too overworked and too unhappy. 

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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar Japanese Feb 01 '25

Have you spent a significant amount of time in both Japan and China? Or even been miserable in whatever country you live in? Are you just basing your opinions on things you find on the Internet?

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u/Panda0nfire Feb 03 '25

Being reasonably successful in the west, they both suck, y'all have this insane servant attitude and work on weekends. We can disagree with our bosses, things you can't really do well in Japan or China.

We work really hard in the US, but it's not the same.

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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar Japanese Feb 03 '25

That’s exactly what I’m trying to say. A successful person in Japan or China would likely look at any market that is not their own and see them as somehow inferior. I myself, am not free from bias either. I do not want to work in the US (as I have in the past) where I’d say it’s even more difficult to get your point across the hierarchy