Hei Seki
Hei Seki | |
|---|---|
石 平 | |
Seki in 2025 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2025 | |
| Constituency | National PR |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shi Ping 30 January 1962 |
| Party | Innovation (since 2025) |
| Alma mater | Peking University Kobe University |
Hei Seki (石 平, Seki Hei; born 30 January 1962),[a] also known as Yo Kitano (北埜 陽, Kitano Yō) for Japanese name,[1] is a Chinese-Japanese commentator and politician, serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. He is known for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party and having revisionistic remarks on the war crimes of Imperial Japan.[2][3]
Career
Shi Ping was born in Chengdu, Sichuan on 30 January 1962, and his parents are university instructors. During the Cultural Revolution, his parents were sent down to a farm, while Shi was raised by his grandfather, who was a traditional Chinese medicine physician in rural Sichuan. His grandfather had secretly taught the Analects to Shi. He died from lung cancer when Shi was 11 years old.[4]
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,[4] and naturalized in 2007.[5]
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.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
Chinese sanctions
On 8 September 2025, the Chinese government 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".[10]
Notes
References
- ^ "石 平（せき へい）：参議院". www.sangiin.go.jp. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ "在日本被質疑與冷淡的「南京事件」". BBC News 中文. December 13, 2013.
- ^ "China sanctions Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei over criticism". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b 『私はなぜ「中国」を捨てたのか』（新版）ワック. 2009-08-14. p. 144-189. ISBN 978-4-89831-610-8.
- ^ 村上智博 (2025-07-22). 「日本に帰化したか、政治家は全員出自を明らかにすべき」中国出身で参院選初当選の石平氏. sankei.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ 参議院選挙2025 日本維新の会 比例代表候補者 選挙速報・結果. NHK (in Japanese). 2025-09-08.
- ^ 維新の石平氏が参院選比例で当選 中国出身、「誹謗中傷に屈しない」と臨んだ選挙戦. 産経新聞 (in Japanese). 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ "Taiwan is Taiwan, not part of China: China-born Japanese lawmaker - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Japanese legislator says Taiwan is not part of China | Taiwan News | Jan. 6, 2026 15:52". taiwannews.com.tw. 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "China sanctions Japanese lawmaker Seki Hei over 'spreading fallacies'". South China Morning Post. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.