The article referred to claims by state media in mainland China that transport sent by the Chinese embassy for tourists stranded at Kansai International Airport in Osaka was for Chinese only, and Taiwanese were made to declare whether they considered themselves Chinese in order to receive help. I disagree with this practice.

Japan arranged bus and boat evacuations to Osaka’s main train stations for tourists regardless of nationality. But mainland media reports said some Chinese tourists told visitors from Taiwan to board the buses provided by the Chinese embassy only if they identified as Chinese.