Japan and China (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Japan and China<br><br>A. Japanese Influence In China Concerns The World.<br><br>Since the beginning of the world war, the Japanese influence in China has spread to such an extent, that to watch its movement and progress requires practically every minute of a student of the problems in the Far East. China, so large a nation and so rich in natural resources, yet so weak, is situated right next to Japan, an aggressive country, a land of hunger. While the European nations are so busy with themselves at home, Japan, with this unequalled opportunity, can do anything toward China that she pleases, but the problems concerning Japan and China concern the world. Both officially and unofficially, secretly and publicly, her influence in China is pushing on its way. After this war the European powers will once more turn attention to their interests in China. They will either follow the aggressive steps of Japan or see to it that the movements of Japan in China shall be right and just. The situation in the Far East will be as important as that elsewhere. This article attempts to give a little knowledge of most of the recent Japanese movements in China.<br><br>B. The Justifications Of Japanese Aggression In China As The Imperialistic Japanese See Them:<br><br>"I am proposing, as it were, that the nations should with one accord adopt the doctrine of President Monroe as the doctrine of the world. That no nation should seek to extend its policy over any other nation or people, but that every people should be left free to determine its own policy, its own way of development, unhindered, unthreatened, unafraid, the little along with the great and powerful." This was a noble address which President Wilson delivered to the Senate on January 22, 1917.<br><br>Mr. K. K. Kawakami, the famous Japanese writer in this country, thinks that as regards overcrowded nations this idea is not justified. Japan is such a small nation in size, but so overpopulated, that she is bound to expand and to seek colonies. Darwin's theory of the "Struggle for Existence" is in the mind of every Japanese leader.<br><br>"Many virtuous Japanese recoil with horror from the cry of territorial expansion. Territorial expansion or aggrandizement is simply the external development of an organized state.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.