There are tensions between India and China.
More generally speaking there are loads of territorial conflicts about border regions between China and the various, often small states surrounding China and India or close to these countries. Some of these conflicts go back centuries.
Here's a non exhaustive overview. There are many more disputes.
The Japanese are very self absorbed and generally racist to other cultures in that they think their way is superior (really, which culture doesn't). It is notoriously difficult for outsiders (foreigners) to really integrate themselves in Japanese society on a level of mutual and equal respect.
Because of WWII there is still a lot of leftover tension between China and Japan. There is of course also economic powerplay.
Here is an overview of Chinese Japanese hustory and relations
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hist...apan_relations
Finally, here's an online report / newspaper article I enjoyed reading about how Westerners ('Westerners') possibly misinterpret China and its development, in tge form of debunking 3 (perceived?) myths
https://hbr.org/2021/05/what-the-wes...ng-about-china
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