What wars have been fought between China and Japan?

The First Sino-Japanese War was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Meiji government of Japan over control of Korea. The war began with the outbreak of hostilities between Chinese and Japanese forces in Korea in July 1894 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki in April 1895. The war resulted in a Japanese victory and the cession of Taiwan, the Pescadores, and the Liaodong Peninsula to Japan.

2. Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

The Second Sino-Japanese War was a major conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan that began in July 1937 and ended with the surrender of Japan in August 1945. The war was the largest conflict in the Pacific theater of World War II and resulted in the deaths of millions of people. The war ended with the defeat of Japan and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

3. Other Military Clashes

In addition to the two major wars, there have been several other military clashes between China and Japan, including:

* The Sino-Japanese Crisis of 1931, which resulted in the Japanese occupation of Manchuria.

* The Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 1937, which is considered to be the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

* The Quemoy-Matsu Crisis of 1954-1955, which was a series of military clashes between China and Japan over the control of the Quemoy and Matsu islands.

* The Diaoyu Islands dispute, which is an ongoing territorial dispute between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.