[mikey_hates_everything]

I know some Chinese and knew of many Taiwanese who feel and felt the same way—had the Japanese not gone in the direction they did in the 30’s and 40’s—they think China would have been better off under Japan.

[dfwgator]

Japan was a parliamentary democracy until the mid-30s, but the military operated outside of the government.

[dfwgator]

And a friendly Japan would have kept the Soviets in line.