After World War Ⅱ, political tensions between mainland China and Taiwan have been even less conducive to the development of art. The situation with Japan is exactly the opposite. Ever since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has seen constant reforms. They were able to recover from World War Ⅱ, and without the burden of military concerns, they have seen prosperous development in every aspect, including economics and art.
杜忠誥分析其中緣由指出，近代中國戰事連連，阻礙了書法藝術的發展，戰後兩岸在政治方面都擺不平，更無心發展藝術；日本則剛好相反，從「明治維新」後，日本就不斷的革新，戰後經過復原，少了軍事負擔，經濟、藝術等各方面更加蓬勃發展。