Sorry, that was ROC, not PRC. You should be ashamed of yourself, in 1 breath saying how Taiwan (ROC) is so great and can ally against China with India (LOL do they want to ally with you?!) and then saying how "China", not remembering it was actually ROC at the time, lost against Japan.
I do remember Japan; I only remember the incompetent ROC regime taking huge bribes, unable to resist, save donated American gear to fight communists, and in the end still lost against CPC who only had captured Japanese weapons, against the US/Soviet/German trained KMT regime. Japanese are proud today, and they still shiver every time China ignores their protests and drills in disputed waters, sends naval warships across their waters and they're unable to touch them, sends nuclear subs to intimidate them and they can only whimper.
When India can send a nuclear submarine to China's waters and intimidate us, you'll be #2. Until then, enjoy being #10.