The map at the top omits mineral resources on the Chinese mainland. Which mineral resources were close enough to the Chinese coast that Japan could easily extract them?
How much oil was China refining in 1935?
China if Japan doesn't go at war with the Allies.
China was over two times larger than India, but the vast majority were concentrated in the East coast.completely different issue, completely different context. India's a very large peninsula that has been economically castrated over a period of centuries, while Japan doesn't have the luxury to do the same.
China was over two times larger than India, but the vast majority were concentrated in the East coast.
I never said it would definitely happen. I said the British managed in India.If so, why didn't China just collapse after 1937? Remember that the Chinese only received major forms of military and economic aid after 1941.
I never said it would definitely happen. I said the British managed in India.
I never said it would definitely happen. I said the British managed in India.
Difference is though the British were willing to work with the Indians on levels greater than than Japan was willing to work with the Chinese. Not to mention the British had a huge technological advantage over the Indians when they were taking over. The Chinese and the Japanese were a little closer to par.