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Zuo Zongtang, the renowned Qing general who defeated Tsarist Russia and reclaimed Xinjiang, once offered a piercing assessment of the Japanese:
"They observe petty courtesies but lack a sense of greater righteousness; they obsess over trivial rules yet are devoid of true virtue. They value superficial formalities while showing little regard for integrity or shame. They fear power, but feel no reverence for moral authority. When strong, they turn to plunder; when weak, they submit in servility."

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