Japan had already printed the currency for “occupied Australia”
A 30-man IJA recon contingent DID land, albeit briefly and unopposed, on the Australian continent for a couple days; they were searching for an airfield they’d heard rumors about.
Japanese ambitions on Australia were cancelled by the outcome of the Battle for the Coral Sea.
Suddenly trade with Communists and slavemasters is uncool after all.
Psst! It just makes you a slave also.
American companies salivated getting access to the huge Chinese customer base. Hah. China screwed them over and demanded ownership.
Imagine buying an Apple computer at Best Buy but first demanding a share of their Apple stock and share of the Apple patents.
American Chamber of Commerce are real losers.