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There is a documented official history of exchanges between China and Japan that spans two thousand years, and the history of actual contact is even longer. During this period, there were five inter-state wars between the two countries, including the fierce battle at Baijiangkou: the Yamato Legion challenged the Tang Expeditionary Force; the Yuan-Japanese War: the collision between the "Whip of God" and the samurai sword; a quasi-modern international war: the "Anti-Japanese and Aid Korea" War in the Ming and Wanli Dynasties; the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War; and the "Fifteen Years War" (1931-1945). In the process of objectively analyzing the history of the game between China and Japan, we can not only restore the truth of the war, but also involve the political and economic processes of the two countries. It is also an excellent entry point for observing the Korean Peninsula, because in each of these five wars, the Korean Peninsula played a different role. The total duration of the five wars between China and Japan was less than a hundred years, which was lower than that of the major European countries in terms of frequency and duration. Reconciliation between Europe's formerly antagonistic countries has long been achieved, and they are moving towards deeper political and economic all-round cooperation. China and Japan, known as "separated by a narrow strip of water", are still entangled in numerous conflicts. This confusion is caused by many factors. Among these factors, we are accustomed to blaming Japan as a country, or some people in this country. Have we realized that it is also related to our insufficient understanding and insufficient research on Japan as a country and this nation? Through the author's detailed introduction to the five thousand-year war between China and Japan, readers will have a comprehensive understanding and understanding of Japan and the way we have interacted with Japan in the past thousand years, or it can be said to be reflection. During World War II, Japan became a fascist country, launched criminal wars including the invasion of China, and committed unforgivable crimes in Asia. We should not forget history, must accept its lessons, and always watch it with vigilance. But we must also realize that over the past thousand years, Japan has, starting from primary school students, step by step, created a material civilization and spiritual culture that has impressed the world. How did the Japanese do it? Understanding this will be of great benefit to us in fully understanding Japan's national character and finding a way to get along with this restless neighbor.