Sure its in everyone's interest but you are hurt way more than China for keeping up the conflict. The source of Chinese strength is 1. traditional Chinese culture 2. Chinese language 3. socialism. They are the source of Chinese power just like capitalism, Germanic traditions and English language is the source of US power. Even if we were to have our material goods taken away, we will always rise back up eventually.
We don't want to mess with anyone, but you are messing with us. So we are merely responding. Why only you? China has other far weaker neighbors that we can mess with if we wanted to - but we don't since we don't have a conflict. I see that you Indians have a 犯贱 mentality. If we are in conflict and we respond, you say that's us messing with you and provoking you. But then if we take no action, you say we are scared.
Japanese Empire lasted not even a decade at full extent. For 90% of its existence it encompassed only Japan itself, then Taiwan, then Korea as permanent administrative units. Japanese in the Imperial days had almost zero positive contribution to humanity. Contrast to the USSR which invented satellites, put the first man in space, etc. To put Japan on a level with Greeks, Persians and USSR is nonsense. Even more nonsense to compare Japan with the US since Japan at its height was not even 1/4th the size of the US at its weakest during the Great Depression.
Chinese culture, Chinese language, socialism is Chinese's strength. Understood.
Japanese culture, Japanese language and hard working nature is Japanese strength.
Vietnamese culture, vietnamese language and their hardy nature is Vietnamese's strength. They beat US back. Remember?
And it goes for India, Iran, UK et al.
So what? You think it makes you special? It doesn't.
Most countries, except the muslim world ( some exceptions are there like Iran), will eventually rise up if their material goods are taken away.
Japan actually did it! After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they rebuilt their country in record time. Being a small nation with limited human resource and no natural resource what so ever, they still managed to do it.
Secondly that statement about it hurting us more than you is frankly speaking, childish. We are talking about the destinies of nations. Because you think it will cost us a dollar more we will hold back? (By the way are you certain it will cost us more? I wouldn't be so sure about that)
Pakistan knows it will be decimated in case of a conflict with india, still their NSA threatens us with nuclear strike
Lastly, lets for a second assume that you and us mess with each other. You reduce our capacity to fight another war, and we reduce your capacity to fight another war. Tell me, after China and India are done with each other, how will china establish her writ in SCS? Annexe Taiwan back? Reclaim those islands from Japan? Challenge US 7th fleet?
Are you THAT rich? Are you THAT powerful?
After the war, India will be firmly in the camp of US and Japan, will explicitly and unapologetically liaise with Vietnam and focus all its defence preparedness towards China. Are you prepared for THAT?
We don't want to mess with anyone, but you are messing with us. So we are merely responding.
I don't think so. Yes we had a conflict. You raised it up a notch further by arming pakistan. You resolved your boundary disputes with Russia quickly but don't want to do the same with us because pakistan gives you a comfort factor. So this 'merely responding' doesn't hold water.
Japanese Empire lasted not even a decade at full extent. For 90% of its existence it encompassed only Japan itself, then Taiwan, then Korea as permanent administrative units. Japanese in the Imperial days had almost zero positive contribution to humanity. Contrast to the USSR which invented satellites, put the first man in space, etc. To put Japan on a level with Greeks, Persians and USSR is nonsense. Even more nonsense to compare Japan with the US since Japan at its height was not even 1/4th the size of the US at its weakest during the Great Depression.
Sorry to say but this entire paragraph reeks with envy/jealousy and contempt.
You certainly have issues with Japan. Yes USSR put first man in space and others did their bit. Japanese gave the concept of 5 sigma. The established the concept of quality as we know it. You being a manufacturing driven economy should know it quite well.
If Japan manufactured products are at one end of the spectrum of quality, you are at another. Your USP is price, their USP is quality.
Some one here said that a 'sincere sorry' would be enough from Japan. I seriously doubt it.
@Spectre Mate thanks for the tag. This one is already too long, i shall reply in another one.