Disparate views of China's performance Next we asked interviewees their assessment of China's and Japan's performance and conduct in the war. We found that 72.0 % of respondents gave a negative assessment of Japan's war record. Their answers centered on the Japanese invasion and atrocities, and on their high-handedness and arrogance. But 22.7 % of respondents assessed Japan's performance positively, especially the valor and loyalty of the Japanese army.
接著問到受訪者對中日戰爭時日本表現的評價，發現 72.0 % 的民眾，對日本的戰爭表現傾向負面評價，答案則集中在日本的侵略暴行、霸道狂妄上；但也有 22.7 % 的民眾肯定日本的戰爭表現，特別對日軍的英勇盡忠給予正面評價。