Chinese Businesses and Netizens Celebrate Death of Abe

The news that Japan lost Shinzo Abe sent shock waves across the world.

He was the longest-serving Prime minister since the end of World War Two. And during that time Abe’s policies dramatically transformed Japan and the Indo-Pacific region.

But now videos and images are circulating on Weibo—China’s Twitter. Chinese netizens are celebrating the death, while the rest of the world is offering sympathy and condolences.

NTD speaks to David Zhang to discuss this, he is the host of China Insider.

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