Yes,Sino-Japanese War still stings China 120 years later,and will sting for another 120 years at least
Japan invaded China and the damage was so huge that the bitter feeling is naturly with Japan. China was victorious of the WW II ,but the account with Japan is not settled, so China have to keep the wound open.
After the WW II, China were in a civel war, and then China became the enemy of the USA, Janap was at the front line agaist the Soviet block, Janap not get punished for it’s war crimes, but is the most benefited from the world geopolitical struggle.
The Eurasia continent is the main theater of human activity since the last 3000years, the USA become a super power only because of the two world wars, when money and technology were all driven to the north America from the warring Europ. The USA waited untill the Soviet are sure to defeat Gemany(Japan was a pig like partner for failed to trap the Soveits Siberia troops in the far east) , then choose to devide the Europ with the Soveit, but now the Europ is integrated and the USA is in decline(the jews with their capitals maybe think it’s time to return to their old home now), the world will return to the normal situation, the Europ and China will eventually be the leading civilition of humanity as they are sues to be.
This will take a time, when at the early 1980’s China leader Mr Dong xiaoping have a wish that by the middle of 21’s century China will become a middle level developed country,maybe the level of Potigal, But not predict when China will resume the great status as her use to be in the history, but Chinese people understand no matter it take will 100 years or 500 year, China must regain her dominent roll in the east Asia, untill then China can settle this account with Japan, only untill then this Sino-Japanese War can stop stings .
Even in the first Sino-Japen war, British finance were play a roll, Japan, a islander, can never be the player in the geopolitical arena, but the one be played.