Originally Posted by
moondog
Politicizing benign threads such as this one is extremely shameful on both sides.
Whenever I see terms like "Japanese War of Aggression" or "Communist China" put on the table for no plausible reason apart from pot stirring, I simply shrug.
Very bad form, guys.
Sorry Moondog, but I'm not seeing anyone writting about "japanese war" or Communist China here?
I do believe this block is for political reason, and the exact reason being the "reinterpretation" of japanese constitution by Abe.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5d09c1e-0...#axzz36QvXQNVH
This change of policy is very hawkish - and while he's not having popular support even at home for it, he'll apparently force it through. And China (and also South Korea, apparently) are heavily protesting against it.
So the blockage of a japanese app by China - while it might look like it has nothing to do with on their country politics - would fit in counter-measurements.
You know I'm not Anti-Chinese at all, but it just looks quite natural for me that an answer from Beijing towards such steps tooken by japan could be happening on multi-level base, including the intentional damaging of a popular communication tool. (And yes, I didn't know it was that popular in RoC)