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Then he has to get an assignment from one of the other GP. Not sure they are going to do that, since they don't have to. If nobody gives him a spot, he gets his 1 spot assignment to CoC either way.
Just like any other athlete, if you are only guaranteed one spot, it's not 100% sure that you'll get invited to a second one.
Chinese skaters usually get NHK spots and vice versa for the Japanese. I've been told the reason is solely financial based. The host Feds are the one to pay for the expenses so there have been some sort of arrangement between the two countries plus minimum jet lag is benefit their skaters.