Originally Posted by
racedo
Japan invaded China in 1931, but then again Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Austria and Italy had already done so. All had invaded and established colonial outposts in China from 1901 onwards.
China forced to accept territorial limits when it had zero power to resist, kind of no surprise that when it gains the power it has a different viewpoint. It follows the armed diplomacy viewpoint laid down by others in using might.
These facts are not much highlighted by our current day elected officials. Unfortunately, that history ensured that China would developed the ruthless type of leaders that now run the country. Plus even if we now make nice to them, they may not see it as a reason to reciprocate.
A speech on China's posture by Wang Yang, a very senior CCP leader, helps understand the Chinese perspective:
https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/why-...rks-on-taiwan/