Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Name of wars

When I look at some Japanese history books, ok, I don't understand at all, I just recognize the Chinese letters or the Kanji. One thing I notices is, the name of wars are so different than what we learn in china. And then, I check the wiki, and I found that it is not the problem of Japanese but Chinese!


For example. The Sino-Japanese war, in Japanese, they call it china-japan war. But Chinese call anti-Japanese war.

This term "anti-Japanese" war, if Chinese is still using it, then it shows that Chinese didnot have a proper view of the history but just keep in mind that they are the victim.

In every battle or war in the history, the name of those never indicate the victor or loser, the attacker or defender. This is because of an unbiased view. Can you imagine we call the 2nd world war as anti-axis war? Or anti-Nazi war? The civil war of north america be the anti-north or anti-south war? No, because those biased name distorted the understanding of the war. And also, we don't know which side is good or bad, since war is inhuman in anyway. As war is not about right or wrong or justice but just victor or loser, tactic and strategy.

Anyway, when the day Chinese can say it is the china-japan war instead of anti-Japan war, that is the time Chinese can walk out the shadow of it.

Never the less, I truly believe that Chinese government means to keep that name and educate to their people, coz they think that can take most advantage against japan in any political issues. It is just like "you are criminal 60 years ago. Although you are clean after that, but you are still criminal, so shut up and listen to me."

If we careful enough , we can see, when Chinese government is losing on the negotiating with japan, she will bring out the war. In fact, that really annoying Japanese and bring untruth, since china already said forgiven the war many many years ago. but till now aday, they keep on bringing it back on the table, that make not just japan but neighbor countries feel china has no honor and loyalty, just like a little girl.

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