Ep. 56 | China and Japan 1895-1945
Thanks to RL in Hefei for the inspiration, this week we take a look at China and Japan’s difficult history. We focus on the historical events that led to “2,000 years of friendship and 50 years of confrontation,” as CPCCC member Zhao Qizheng 赵启正 said recently in the People’s Daily. We look at the background and the 50 years that were so terrible, the reverberations are still loud and clear today with many Chinese.
We continue on with Part 2 of the strange life of the Manchu Princess, Kawashima Yoshiko. The early years of the 1930’s are presenting a few opportunities for Yoshiko after making all kinds of new “friends” in Shanghai.