About Shi Ping
Born 1962. Shi Ping is a Chinese and Japanese writer, critic and politician.
, also known as for Japanese name, is a Chinese-Japanese commentator and politician, serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. He is known for criticising the Chinese Communist Party, support of Taiwan as the Republic of China and in the 2010s having held revisionist remarks on the war crimes of Imperial Japan.
Shi attended Peking University and studied philosophy in 1980. In 1982, he participated in the democracy movement. He went to study in Japan in 1988,
On 20 July 2025, Seki was elected as a member of the House of Councillors in the national proportional representation block for 47,939 votes.
On a trip to Taiwan, Seki stated that "Taiwan is the Republic of China" and that Taiwan is an independent country, not part of the People's Republic of China.
Chinese sanctions On 8 September 2025, the government of the People's Republic of China banned Seki from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. A statement from the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry stated Seki "has long spread fallacies on issues including Taiwan, the Diaoyu Islands, history, Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong". This was in response to Seki's critical statements to the People's Republic of China. In response Japan issued an diplomatic protest.
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Who is Shi Ping?
Japanese critic and politician
When was Shi Ping born?
Shi Ping was born on 30 January 1962 in Chengdu.
What is Shi Ping's occupation?
Shi Ping is a writer, critic and politician.
What nationality is Shi Ping?
Shi Ping is Chinese and Japanese.
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