Some History you may never know - east Asia Sea

There was once that the situation is totally different.

When the Qing China is still intact as one but is near its end.
Buts it's still one of the stronger in east Asia.
In fact it boast the No. 1 Navy Power of Asia at sea.
With the latest and Biggest mordern battle ship of the time.

The Japanese is still half way thru the Meiji reform.
And was intimated by the Chinese fleet navy visit and decide to catch up.
It takes some year for japs to acquire some big ships with big guns.

There is then a important historical event call Jia Wu War.
When the Japanese and Chineese Navy fleet clashes.
So it's nothing new even back before WW2.
Surprise that even Russia was defeated by the Japanese later at the sea.
And that between roughly imperial and modem age at the turn of 20th century.

So what happens today is nothing too new and kind of rather tame relatively.