English book · Japan : A Model of Peace and Positivity

Japan : A Model of Peace and Positivity

English book, p. 39

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

AWARENESS OF PURPOSE is a positive reaction that inevitably leads to success; if a mindset of protest and complaint emerges, it is a negative reaction that ultimately results in further destruction.

AWARENESS OF PURPOSE Purpose awakens a person’s latent strengths and transforms them into a new, empowered individual. It is only by reviving a sense of purpose in its citizens that a nation can be built. In 1931, Japan occupied Manchuria in northeastern China and established a government of its choice there. This action strained relations between China and Japan. On July 7, 1937, an incident occurred at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing, igniting tensions and leading to military conflict between the two nations, which eventually culminated in World War II. Since that time, there has been mutual animosity and tension between China and Japan. A few years ago, Japan and China signed an agreement in which Japan was to set up a steel mill in China, but after completing the project, the Chinese government abruptly cancelled the deal. However, when China’s new Prime Minister, Deng Xiaoping, recently adopted an open-door policy, abandoning strict communist extremism, Japan saw an opportunity. Japan then began actively engaging with China. If one wishes to fly from Japan to China today, one

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