Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer

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Beijing has increased its pushback against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.
Concerts with Japanese artists in Beijing have been canceled or postponed, sometimes with little notice.
“You don’t have predictability because nobody announces the policies publicly,” said Christian Petersen-Clausen, a music agent who has organized more than 70 concerts in China over the last 12 months.

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