So what would it take for a post-1900 POD to have an Imperial Japan that retains its Taisho Democracy (though with ironically Showa onboard) go up against a KMT ruled China (or at least some more authoritarian offshoot of the KMT) in WWII? I'm quite well aware of Japan's industrial advantage over China as well as the Anglo-American distrust of Japanese influence in the early 20th century, but as I said in that thread the best way to have China be somewhat strong to take on Japan is to have the KMT in power sooner than OTL.