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American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

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Japan appears in Chinese history books, as early as the period of Emperor Wudi of Han. The real interaction between the two countries dates back to the Eastern Han Dynasty, when Japan sent emissaries to China in 57 AD, during the reign of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu. In the past two thousand years, Sino-Japanese relations have gone through several different stages of development, and various historical issues have complicated the relations between the two countries.

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Why can't China and Japan shake hands like France and Germany?

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

This Indian guy said: I am Indian, but

Read in detail the Nanjing Massacre, Comfort Women, Unit 731 and other Japanese war crimes, as well as the current political reaction of the Japanese government, and then you will find out for yourself.

I promise that when the time comes, you will change all your views on the Japanese government. I mean, I love Japan, but after learning these facts, I felt like I was about to throw up. Just like real men.

Take a good look at yourself.

Unlike Germany, the Japanese are still proud of their past, and the war crimes they committed are not widely educated in schools.

Japan/Japan = terrible!

Japan Politics / Japan Empire = No!

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Isabella M, who is Chinese, said: "Guys, it's sensitive. As a Chinese, I can say that we do not hate the Japanese. I mean, we're not going to slaughter Tokyo or do anything like that. But there is still tension, very tension.

Germany carried out reforms and apologized to the victims, as it did in the last century. What did Japan do?

They rebuilt their economies with the help of the United States, they honored war criminals convicted by international tribunals, and they tried to cover up their crimes.

One by one, the surviving comfort women died, and almost all of the 731 victims died. But we remember the millions of our compatriots who were mercilessly killed.

But do the Japanese remember? No, their young people don't even know what their ancestors did, they call the Nanjing Massacre an incident.

And they never apologized, not once. There must have been soldiers who repented, but the government said nothing.

That's why, friends, China will not forgive Japan, not because we are callous, but because they do not even realize what they have done wrong. Following this logic, if it were possible, they would probably do it again!

It is our responsibility to ensure that this does not happen again!

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Johnny W, who attended Monash University and lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, said: "Because the German leader kneels to the victim:

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

But the Japanese leader bowed to the war criminals.

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

When the attackers remember their wrongdoing, the victims will forgive.

When the attackers forget their wrongdoing, the victims remember.

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Donatien Alphonse François, a Frenchman, replied:

Quite simply, France and Germany are closer and have more in common than China and Japan.

France and Germany are both Christian countries and both are part of European culture. Both were heavily influenced by (more or less) Greek and Roman culture.

France and Germany have always had a direct border, with territorial changes and frequent migration. In 1700, 20% of Berlin's population spoke French (Huguenots).

France and Germany, both issued from the Frankish Empire, both recognized Charlemagne as the founder of their respective countries.

The two cultures are quite similar, with a wide range of political, philosophical and cultural belief systems common to most European countries.

Both France and Germany are relatively younger than Japan and China.

Despite World War II, neither Germany nor France was as brutal as Japan was to China.

All this, combined with post-World War II political and economic realities, forced both countries to make amends. At the end of World War II, Germany (under the occupation of the Allies and the USSR) had no choice.

Regarding Japan, it is very doubtful that too much apology pressure was exerted on the Japanese after World War II, because the country they need to apologize to is China.

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Nelson Asker said: Imagine if Germany had never apologized to France, still waving Nazi flags and a statue of Hitler in Berlin. Oh, unlike the Nazis, they were not so picky about who to put in concentration camps. Every Frenchman is the target of beheading, and any Frenchwoman who looks good enough is put in a comfort center. Will France still shake hands with Germany?

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Seraph M said: "It is estimated that China suffered more than 30 million casualties in World War II, five times the number of Holocaust victims, 90% of whom were civilians. Has Japan apologized to China?

We all know that 70% of the weight of the human body is made up of water. Have you ever wondered how this data came from in the first place? Ask the Japanese army.

American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?
American version of Zhihu: France and Germany have shook hands and made peace, why can't China and Japan?

Freddie Chen said: If you really want to see this, you should drive America out of this global village.

China and Japan, or China, Japan and South Korea, have many opportunities to sit together and work together.

However, as long as there is such a trend or opportunity, the Japanese right will only come out and do something to undermine all efforts.

You can never imagine the German right funding the publication of textbooks, telling you that the war they waged is innocent and denying all war crimes, you can never imagine the German right openly blaspheming war criminals.

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