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The bad blood between China and Japan goes back further than WWII, and when China holds a grudge it's forever.
Sino-Japanese War still stings China 120 years later ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
"When China and Japan went to war on the first day of August 120 years ago, Beijing suffered a national humiliation that resonates to this day as tensions between the Asian rivals intensify again.
Unlike most defeated nations, China marks the anniversaries of its losses with fervor, as the ruling Communist Partywhich espouses nationalism in its claim to a right to rulereinforces a narrative of historical victimisation.
Years in the making, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5 was fought for control of Korea, which at the time paid formal tribute to Chinas Qing emperors but was increasingly coveted by Tokyo, whose ambition was to emulate the empires of the Western powers.
The shooting began with a naval clash off Koreas west coast in late July, a week before war was formally declared on August 1, 1894.
Less than nine months later, Japan had destroyed the Qing Beiyang fleet, routed Beijings troops in Korea and China, and secured an overwhelming victory. Tokyo seized strategic territory, including Taiwan, and sowed the seeds of a maritime dispute that endures into the 21st century."
Sino-Japanese War still stings China 120 years later ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion
"When China and Japan went to war on the first day of August 120 years ago, Beijing suffered a national humiliation that resonates to this day as tensions between the Asian rivals intensify again.
Unlike most defeated nations, China marks the anniversaries of its losses with fervor, as the ruling Communist Partywhich espouses nationalism in its claim to a right to rulereinforces a narrative of historical victimisation.
Years in the making, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-5 was fought for control of Korea, which at the time paid formal tribute to Chinas Qing emperors but was increasingly coveted by Tokyo, whose ambition was to emulate the empires of the Western powers.
The shooting began with a naval clash off Koreas west coast in late July, a week before war was formally declared on August 1, 1894.
Less than nine months later, Japan had destroyed the Qing Beiyang fleet, routed Beijings troops in Korea and China, and secured an overwhelming victory. Tokyo seized strategic territory, including Taiwan, and sowed the seeds of a maritime dispute that endures into the 21st century."
