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  I'm not familiar with history as far as when nations were formed, but doesnt it pre-date the us itself?
context: Let's hope China doesn't retaliate like they did with the visa situation. >
  
  Here comes Pooh’s Weather Balloon. >
  
  Oh bother. >
  
  China will go ballistic over this. >
  
  51st state of America right here >
  
  Oh yeah, because Japan and China had such great relations before Japan became a US ally. >
  
  Yeah they've got centuries of bad blood. Plus Japan genocided and experimented on them in the 30s and 40s and still refuses to admit it happened. They've got plenty of reasons to hate China without us >
  
  Japan did all that stuff to China, so Japan has enough reason to hate China without us? Methinks you got something backwards. >
  
  no, the point literally is: regardless of whether Japan is a U.S. ally today, they would still hate the Chinese. Japan's animosity towards China is rooted in a long-standing history of conflict and mistrust between the two countries, which predates any U.S. involvement.