And China shouldn't. Japan beat China in their 1895 war, and would have occupied all of China except for intervention by western powers that limited Japan to occupying Korea. Japan beat China in WWII except for intervention by western powers (leading to utter defeat of Japan by the U.S.A.).
This time around, there won't be western powers coming to the rescue of China. These conflicts between China and Japan have gone on for millennia. Japan remembers past injustices of Japanese women being kidnapped and tied to the bows of Chinese ships. The revenge goes both ways, as it does for conflicts between other hostile peoples (Turks/Armenians etc.)
You wanna bet? The new world order corporatists who sold out America will absolutely order jao xiden to intervene to save their Apple and Nike factories.
The CCP kept their powder dry during WW2 and let the Nationalists fight. Afterwards, the CCP defeated the Nationalists and the Nationalists escaped to Taiwan.
The CCP are opportunists. They don’t want to fight. They want everyone to surrender without a fight. They will keep pushing the line to see what they can get away with.
I think Japan needs to confiscate the Chinese warships. If they resist, sink them.
Make China think twice about violating everyone’s territorial waters and airspace.