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**JulieSmithdccd** · 09-16-2010, 08:02 AM

Trading super power, I can see that.

Military super power? Nope, I fail to see it. And Japan is right next door, probably viewing China not-so-much as an ally, considering the animosity, and the Rape of Nanjing. Chinese apparently have a very long memory about somethings. A chinese chick got rather angry when I asked her about it. I could sense some seething hatred there; I don't think she was even from Nanjing. It was more about "Chinese identity" as a singular group of people.

Besides, I really fail to see how any non-European nation, at its roots, can dominate European supremacy in warfare. Europeans have been creating war (with each other) for centuries. Europeans have evolved warfare. This is why Europeans are so good at it… now obviously other ares of the world have been fighting and infighting, but, not really as European history unfolded (combining industry & military complexes together). North Amerika is just an off-shoot of the English Anglo-Saxons. South Amerika is an off-shoot of Spain.

Maybe if the Mongols were resurrected, China may have a shot, but how likely is that??

What the Chinese people suffer at the hands of the Japanese were on the same level as the suffering of the Jews at the hands of Nazi Germany. No one has any problems with Germany today because Germans are very sensitive about the issue and made sincerely apologies and made sure their next generation understand the what went wrong so that it can never ever happen again. Japan on the other hand, never made a genuine official apology to the Chinese and Korean people. They changed their history textbooks so they can water down the atrocities they committed and and teach in their books that what the Japanese did was for the benefit of the people of the Far East. Almost every recent Japanese president as visited the Yasukuni Shrine which worships class-A war criminals that committed the atrocities across China and other parts of Asia. Also, some former Unit 731 officers were not prosecuted and rose to high ranks in academia and politics in Japan. Imagine how Jew would feel if high ranking SS officers were spared and later became politicians.

Why do Chinese people have a "long" memeory? because the issue are still very lingering even today. Recently chemical weapons were found still buried in Manchuria and it contaminated a water source. Also the Japanese still don't fully acknowledge the "comfort women" issue. Over 410,000 women from various East Asians were kidnapped and forced into prostitution in Japanese Army run brothels. Former Japanese prime minister denied the alligations of the Kwantung army's involvement over the comfort women issue even though there are still thousands of still living victims who want a sincerely apology. In addition, there is the issue of the Senkaku Islands(which i wrote about in another thread) which Chinese people from all across the globe see as a direct confrontation by the Japanese military.

Most Chinese people including myself have no problem whatsoever with the Japanese people. However, the way that their government have dealt with the lingering wounds that Japan inflicted on the whole of Asia is thoroughly insulting especially to the Chinese and Korean people. Until they choose to do something about it, China and Korea will always view Japan with suspicion and as a potentially dangerous rival.

09-16-2010, 08:02 AM	#35
JulieSmithdccd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	Trading super power, I can see that. Military super power? Nope, I fail to see it. And Japan is right next door, probably viewing China not-so-much as an ally, considering the animosity, and the Rape of Nanjing. Chinese apparently have a very long memory about somethings. A chinese chick got rather angry when I asked her about it. I could sense some seething hatred there; I don't think she was even from Nanjing. It was more about "Chinese identity" as a singular group of people. Besides, I really fail to see how any non-European nation, at its roots, can dominate European supremacy in warfare. Europeans have been creating war (with each other) for centuries. Europeans have evolved warfare. This is why Europeans are so good at it… now obviously other ares of the world have been fighting and infighting, but, not really as European history unfolded (combining industry & military complexes together). North Amerika is just an off-shoot of the English Anglo-Saxons. South Amerika is an off-shoot of Spain. Maybe if the Mongols were resurrected, China may have a shot, but how likely is that?? What the Chinese people suffer at the hands of the Japanese were on the same level as the suffering of the Jews at the hands of Nazi Germany. No one has any problems with Germany today because Germans are very sensitive about the issue and made sincerely apologies and made sure their next generation understand the what went wrong so that it can never ever happen again. Japan on the other hand, never made a genuine official apology to the Chinese and Korean people. They changed their history textbooks so they can water down the atrocities they committed and and teach in their books that what the Japanese did was for the benefit of the people of the Far East. Almost every recent Japanese president as visited the Yasukuni Shrine which worships class-A war criminals that committed the atrocities across China and other parts of Asia. Also, some former Unit 731 officers were not prosecuted and rose to high ranks in academia and politics in Japan. Imagine how Jew would feel if high ranking SS officers were spared and later became politicians. Why do Chinese people have a "long" memeory? because the issue are still very lingering even today. Recently chemical weapons were found still buried in Manchuria and it contaminated a water source. Also the Japanese still don't fully acknowledge the "comfort women" issue. Over 410,000 women from various East Asians were kidnapped and forced into prostitution in Japanese Army run brothels. Former Japanese prime minister denied the alligations of the Kwantung army's involvement over the comfort women issue even though there are still thousands of still living victims who want a sincerely apology. In addition, there is the issue of the Senkaku Islands(which i wrote about in another thread) which Chinese people from all across the globe see as a direct confrontation by the Japanese military. Most Chinese people including myself have no problem whatsoever with the Japanese people. However, the way that their government have dealt with the lingering wounds that Japan inflicted on the whole of Asia is thoroughly insulting especially to the Chinese and Korean people. Until they choose to do something about it, China and Korea will always view Japan with suspicion and as a potentially dangerous rival.
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