[dagenleg]

I think you are forgetting the Manchurian operation and the impact it had on bringing down the Japanese war machine.

[_bohm]

Indeed. Many historians cite the opening of another front in the Pacific theater by the Soviets as the primary cause for the Japanese surrender (although this is a hotly debated issue).

[NotPaidToPost]

China is often hardly mentioned at all in narratives on WWII as a whole or in the Pacific.

[stochastic_monk]

It’s always mentioned in the context of Japanese aggression, e.g., the “Rape of Nanking”.

[NotPaidToPost]

I agree, China is always mentioned in the context of the Japanese invasion of China...