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While Japan did spar with Russia in the area (such as during the Russo-Japanese war, shortly before World War I), most of the conflict in the area was between Japan and the Chinese themselves (as China was not under a unified government for the majority of the World War II part of the conflict), specifically the nationalist Guomindang, led by Chiang Kai-Shek, and the communists, led by Mao Zedong.

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