On Thursday China staged a massive military parade and ceremony in Beijing to celebrate its "victory" in the war against Japan in the 1930s and 40s.
It was part of the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda campaign to portray Japan as a villain, thereby boosting its status both at home and abroad, experts say.
Yet the general sentiment of people in the Asia-Pacific region indicates China may be losing its propaganda war against Japan.
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