"CCTV said distributors made the prudent decision to postpone the releases in view of the overall market performance of Japanese films and Chinese audience sentiment. Film distributors reported that Takaichi's provocative remarks would inevitably affect Chinese audience perceptions of Japanese cinema, CCTV said, adding that the companies would follow market principles and respect audience preferences by delaying the releases. Naoise McDonagh, an expert in economic coercion at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, said the postponements followed a well-worn playbook in Chinese statecraft."
"China is usually careful to target trade that is non-essential for China, but which will impact Japanese firms, creating both financial costs and symbolic pressure, McDonagh told Al Jazeera. Such incidents allow Beijing to signal that parties who act against its interests will face costs, providing China some degree of influence on other governmental decision-making processes that impact China's red line, McDonagh said."
Chinese film distributors suspended the mainland release of two Japanese anime films — Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers and Cells at Work! — and will not screen them as originally scheduled. CCTV said the postponements were made in view of overall market performance of Japanese films and Chinese audience sentiment, noting that remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi would affect audience perceptions. An expert said the move fits a pattern of targeting non-essential trade to impose financial and symbolic pressure on Japanese firms. The delays follow measures including a travel advisory and naval deployments near the Senkaku Islands.
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