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Let me start by saying I haven't done a ton of research into the who, why, and how of the Japan-China war other than "Imperial Japan wanted conquest,resources" but let's say they never invade China(things are smoothed over following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident) how many resources and men does this open up for Japan to fight a longer Pacific War with the US?

I'm assuming China/Manchuria was a net drain on Japan with needs of waging war outweighing whatever resources were extracted to fuel the Japanese war effort/occupation.

Weren't the best Japanese armies/troops/equipment stationed in China? Like the Kwantung Army.

Would avoiding this conflict allow Japan to invade Australia? Dedicate more aircraft and troops to it's island bases? Construct more ships? How much longer can the PW go?
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