Does anybody know what Chinese people think of the bombings?
As far as what I’ve seen on the Chinese internet, people seem not to be sympathetic at all. Many Chinese people’s families were hurt very very much by Japanese war crimes, so they care less about Japanese people’s lives. In the minds of many Chinese people, Japanese people are all bad, because they think the Japanese don’t give a shit about the Rape of Nanjing and other war crimes, but I know that it isn’t the fault of the Japanese people because it’s just their education.
TBF, many Soviet citizens, especially those who saw the Second World War (and you know what shit the Nazis did on the land of the USSR), did not forget nor forgive the Germans, although in fact it was not the fault of the whole nation, and later the USSR and the GDR became faithful allies.
So, I would not be surprised if many Chinese do not sympathize with Japan, especially if their government continues to deny the war crimes of the imperial army.
Something I would hope more Chinese people (and people generally) might become aware of is how many of the victims (approximately 20%) were Korean slave laborers. This is not to dismiss the suffering of many Japanese civilians, but this historical fact makes many reconsider their stance on the whole thing I think. It wasn’t like the U.S. nuked just military installations and no civilians died. They didn’t just lob a bomb at Hirohito’s face. It was population centers where many of the victims were also victims suffering under Japanese fascism.
Does anybody know what Chinese people think of the bombings? As far as what I’ve seen on the Chinese internet, people seem not to be sympathetic at all. Many Chinese people’s families were hurt very very much by Japanese war crimes, so they care less about Japanese people’s lives. In the minds of many Chinese people, Japanese people are all bad, because they think the Japanese don’t give a shit about the Rape of Nanjing and other war crimes, but I know that it isn’t the fault of the Japanese people because it’s just their education.
TBF, many Soviet citizens, especially those who saw the Second World War (and you know what shit the Nazis did on the land of the USSR), did not forget nor forgive the Germans, although in fact it was not the fault of the whole nation, and later the USSR and the GDR became faithful allies.
So, I would not be surprised if many Chinese do not sympathize with Japan, especially if their government continues to deny the war crimes of the imperial army.
Something I would hope more Chinese people (and people generally) might become aware of is how many of the victims (approximately 20%) were Korean slave laborers. This is not to dismiss the suffering of many Japanese civilians, but this historical fact makes many reconsider their stance on the whole thing I think. It wasn’t like the U.S. nuked just military installations and no civilians died. They didn’t just lob a bomb at Hirohito’s face. It was population centers where many of the victims were also victims suffering under Japanese fascism.