Anti-Japanese sentiment primarily stems from Japanese war crimes committed during the Second Sino-Japanese War . History-textbook revisionism in Japan and the denial ( or whitewashing ) of events such as the Nanking Massacre by the whole Japanese people has continued to inflame anti-Japanese feeling in China . It has been alleged that anti-Japanese sentiment is also partially the result of political manipulation by the Communist Party . According to a BBC report , anti-Japanese demonstrations received tacit approval from Chinese authorities ( although Chinese ambassador to Japan Wang Yi said that the Chinese government does not condone such protests )
Japanese war crimes
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Ethnic issues in China