China Anti-Japanese sentiment

poster outside of restaurant in guangzhou, china

anti-japanese sentiment felt in china , distrust, hostility , negative feelings towards japan, japanese people , culture widespread in china. anti-japanese sentiment phenomenon dates modern times (post-1868). many western powers during era of imperialism, japan negotiated treaties resulted in annexation of land china towards end of qing dynasty. dissatisfaction japanese settlements , twenty-one demands japanese government led serious boycott of japanese products in china.

today, bitterness in china persists on atrocities of second sino-japanese war , japan s post-war actions, particularly perceived lack of straightforward acknowledgment of such atrocities, japanese government employment of known past war criminals, , japanese historic revisionism in textbooks. elementary school, children taught japanese war crimes in detail, example, thousands of children brought museum of war of chinese people s resistance against japanese aggression in beijing elementary schools view photos of war atrocities, such exhibits of records of japanese military forcing chinese workers wartime labour, nanking massacre, , issues of comfort women. after viewing museum, children s hatred of japanese people reported increase significantly. despite time has passed since end of second world war, discussions japanese conduct can still evoke powerful emotions today, in part because japanese aware of happened society has never engaged in type of introspection common in germany after holocaust. hence, usage of japanese military symbols still controversial in china, such incident of chinese pop singer zhao wei seen wearing japanese war flag dress fashion magazine photo shoot in 2001. huge responses seen on internet; public letter nanking massacre survivor sent demanding public apology, , singer attacked. according 2014 bbc world service poll, 5% of chinese people view japan s influence positively, 90% expressing negative view, making china anti-japanese nation in world.

anti-japanese film industry

anti-japanese sentiment can seen in anti-japanese war films produced , displayed in mainland china. more 200 anti-japanese films made in china in 2012 alone. in 1 particular situation involving more moderate anti-japanese war film, government of china banned 2000 film, devils @ doorstep , because depicted japanese soldier being friendly chinese villagers.