Given the lingering bad blood between China and Japan over Japanese war crimes during World War II as well as geo-political tensions in Asia, many wondered how, if at all, the change of ownership would affect the Financial Times' expansion in China and its coverage of the country.
Военные преступления японцев в Китае во время Второй мировой войны, геополитическое напряжение в Азии, – все это серьёзно ухудшило взаимоотношения Китая и Японии.