Eighty-five years ago today, on July 26, 1940 (June 22, 1940), Japan proposed the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" ambition. The expectation of victory in the Greater East Asia War in Japanese cartoons during World War II shows its defeat of the United States and Britain, and the "welcome" image of the natives of South East Asia. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a confederate strategic concept and political call for Japan in World War II. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, which means that Japan, East Asia and South East Asia should build a "new order of coexistence and co-prosperity" as the goal. In November 1938, the Japanese government issued a declaration on the establishment of a "Greater East Asia New Order", aiming to establish "China, Japan and Manchuria should support each other and establish a relationship of mutual assistance in political, economic, cultural and other aspects." This basic policy concept was proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kono's "Kono Statement". In August 1940, Prime Minister Kono for the first time clearly pointed out the name of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" and pointed out that China, Korea, Japan, Manchukuo, French Indochina, Dutch Indonesia, New Guinea and other Oceania, as well as Australia, New Zealand, India and Eastern Siberia, are the scope of Greater East Asia. In the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japan is an economic community with Manchukuo and China, South East Asia is a resource supply area, and the South Pacific is a defense circle. In order to realize the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japan established the Greater East Asia Province in the cabinet, and on November 5, 1943, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and the puppet Manchukuo (representative: Prime Minister Zhang Jinghui), Nanjing National Government (representative: Chief Executive Wang Jingwei), Thailand (Royal Prince Wang Wai Yakun Varawang), the Philippines (President Lawell), Myanmar (Prime Minister Bamo), and the Provisional Government of Free India (Chief Representative Chandra Bose) jointly convened the Greater East Asia Conference, and issued the "Greater East Asia Declaration" after the meeting to reveal its goals. Although the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was called for by the so-called "liberation of colonies and mutual respect for each other's independence," the independent countries in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere were controlled or partially controlled by the Japanese army, which was a war of aggression against Asian countries by Japan, and the British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere were not independent by the Japanese; although Japan changed its goal at the end of the war and prepared to make Java independent. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere ended with the surrender of Japan. Although Japan was considered a "temporary aggressor", the Japanese army eliminated the power of the colonial suzerain in South East Asia and tried to establish a modern system. At the same time, it also allowed the Philippines, Burma and other countries to become independent. Many independence movement leaders such as Sukarno and Lowell also joined forces with Japan. To this day, the pros and cons of this aspect are still being discussed continuously. In contrast, some Asian countries such as China, North Korea, and South Korea have always maintained that the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" is just a righteous title for Japan to obtain the opportunity to invade its own country. Its essence is to accept Japanese rule in this Co-Prosperity Sphere. In fact, some people in Japan still regard the Sino-Japanese war as a "forced response", and the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere is a necessary act to "liberate Asia from the domination of European and American powers." On the other hand, this historical positioning and argument often become an unfavorable factor for the development of Japan's diplomatic relations with neighboring countries and regions, such as China and South Korea. The ambition of Japanese militarism is obvious.