上周末中国国内爆发的示威活动因中日两国在东中国海(East China Sea，中国称东海)的岛屿争端而起，这是中国规模最大的反日抗议活动之一。眼下，由于中国劳动力成本不断上涨，很多日本公司纷纷将重心转移至东南亚。但中国仍是日本最大的贸易伙伴，而且对很多日本企业来说，中国也是一个快速增长的消费市场，而不仅仅是个制造中心。

'Growing anti-Japan sentiment could become a catalyst for Japanese companies' further shift of focus toward Southeast Asia from China,' said Kyohei Morita, chief Japan economist at Barclays. Even before the recent protests, Japanese companies were starting to find China less attractive because the country's rising wages and the expected decline in the percentage of working age population, he said.

巴克莱(Barclays)日本首席经济学家森田恭平(Kyohei Morita)说，高涨的反日情绪可能会成为日企将重心从中国进一步向东南亚转移的催化剂。他说，在这些抗议出现之前，日企就已经开始发现中国的吸引力有所下降，原因是中国劳动力工资上涨，适龄劳动人口的比例预计将下滑。

Still, for most Japanese manufacturers and retailers, China will remain indispensable for their strategies for growth. 'China is not only a major manufacturing site for Canon, but a gigantic market for our products,' said a Canon spokesman in Tokyo. 'It will remain extremely important for us.'

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