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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
What brought this issue to the forefront right now? Was this unknown before the book, or is the book a catalyst for something that had been simmering for a while? And what is the goal of the rioters?
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As I understand it, the rioters are using Japan's interest in possibly gaining a seat on the UN Security Council as an opportunity to express their displeasure with Japan's unwillingness to acknowledge its past transgressions. The Japanese textbooks are the just latest insult to the Chinese.