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In Xi Jinping's China, Japan-bashing has become the politically safest way for people to vent their frustration. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Yusuke Hinata)

Analysis: Japan-bashing Chinese unwittingly target Xi's lucky temple

What might be a shallow-minded movement promises a commercial jackpot

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

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