Ep. 56 | China and Japan 1895-1945

The China History Podcast
Written By Laszlo Montgomery

Thanks to RL in Hefei for the inspiration, this week we take a look at  China and Japan’s difficult history.  We focus on the historical events that led to “2,000 years of friendship and 50 years of confrontation,” as CPCCC member Zhao Qizheng 赵启正 said recently in the People’s Daily.  We look at the background and the 50 years that were so terrible, the reverberations are still loud and clear today with many Chinese.

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