Funny thing Yenn, not your post specifically, but many like it, is an analogy of why Chairman Mao Ze Dong came to be.
Same situation, Japan and America, with a few other side players, raping China and millions ended up dying of starvation. Capitalism at it's finest, Mao stopped it, fixed it with Communism, and that's why he is so revered by the elderly - even though ultimately he ended up killing at least 60 or 70 million of his own people and held the country back 30 years. It's interesting stuff to study, that's for certain.
Chairman Hanson anyone?