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"[In Shanghai in 1931] Nationalism was yet to raise its ugly head."

It had not made headway against the administration of Shanghai by others, but it was a considerable factor in China, wasn't it?

"As corrupt as it was collaborationist during the Second Sino-Japanese War, [the KMT] quickly lost legitimacy in the eyes of the Chinese people."

And "mimetic escape"?

The KMT fought (and mostly lost) a lot of battles against the Japanese in the 1930s and 1940s. I'm not sure where the collaboration comes in.