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Trump remarks on China as WWII 'ally' raise eyebrows in Japan (asia.nikkei.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 hour ago

disrespectful to the memory of our Soviet allies too

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    [–] 4 points 2 hours ago

    Japan are worse on WWII denialism than Finland

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    [–] 6 points 6 hours ago

    China didn't bomb the USA.

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    [–] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    Isn't the China that was our ally in WWII now actually Taiwan? Or am I misremembering the timeframe for the Chinese communist revolution?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 hours ago

    Technically no, as the KMT hadn’t retreated to/invaded Formosa yet. Both sides fought Japan: they held a shaky truce, the Second United Front, until the Japanese invaders were removed.

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