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The japanese became great because of the western (white-race) funding and western merciless advertising . It is pretty much like Germany in Europe. Leaders can be only independent nations whose elite uses exclusively local culture/language. Also look at the population numbers : 1B vs 100M says smth on its own. Chinese have a greater history and civilization than the Japanese. Also, Japan was isolated for many years, while China always was in communication with the rest of the world. China was never conquered, that's for sure.
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