In China , the term '' Shina '' has become linked with the Japanese invasion and Japanese war crimes , and has been considered a derogatory and deeply offensive ethnic slur ever since . Although many assume that the term was created ( or chosen ) by the Japanese for exclusive use as a racist term , since the character ( Japanese : ; Chinese : ) means " branch " which could be interpreted to suggest that the Chinese are subservient to the Japanese , the characters were originally chosen simply for their sound values , not their meanings
Japanese war crimes
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Shina (word)