In Jan of 14, I talked with a young Chinese gentleman who worked high in Chinese government housing and when discussing Japan, he stated that ALL ALL Chinese Hate and Despise the Japanese. He said Japan had murdered millions of his people and China was about to retake all lands once owned by China. BeGood.
The Chinese take the long view... but they also do not forget. The Rape of NanJing (Nanking) is just one large example of the atrocities for which they are waiting to exact revenge.
That does about sum it up. The Chinese have long memories and WWII (what the Japanese Imperial Army did in China made the Nazis look like a Salvation Army band) is still fresh in their consciousness. Then again, so are the Opium War and the foreign concessions, so on some level they’re dreaming of payback from a lot of people.