The number of Chinese articles using terms such as "Ryukyu" -- a historical name for the former island kingdom that includes present-day Okinawa -- and "independence" increased by around 20-fold last month from a year earlier. The articles were extracted from reports by media based in mainland China and Hong Kong in which "Ryukyu" or "Okinawa" and "independence" appeared close together in the text. The tool covers major media outlets and portal sites, but the company does not disclose the number of media sources it tracks in China and Hong Kong.
Published at: 2025-12-27 21:01:33
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