Fascinating look at how 先生 xiansheng is the same as sensei in Japanese. In Chinese though, it means mister whereas in sensei is not really gendered.

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1015659

#language #chinese #japaneseairspace

Can Women Be ‘Xiansheng’?

The term, generally translated as “mister,” wasn’t always a gendered form of address.

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#China's been pissing off several countries lately.
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"This latest incursion may seem alarming as China tends not to venture directly into #JapaneseAirspace," Professor #IanChong, a Chinese foreign policy expert at the National University of Singapore, told the BBC.

#SouthChinaSea #WestPHSea #Philippines #Taiwan

#Japan says Chinese spy plane violated its airspace
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr40dpz1rkwo?utm_source=press.coop

Japan protests Chinese spy plane incursion

The breach would be the first known instance of such a direct violation.