Racial policy of Nazi Germany

Despite having a separate evolutionary origin from the Europeans, the Han Chinese and Japanese were both considered by Hitler and the government of Nazi Germany to be “Aryans of the East” and the “Herrenvolk of the Orient” (i.e. the “Master race of the Orient”).

In 1945, Adolf Hitler said:

“Pride in one’s own race, and that does not imply contempt for other races, is also a normal and healthy sentiment. I have never regarded the Chinese or the Japanese as being inferior to ourselves. They belong to ancient civilizations, and I admit freely that their past history is superior to our own. They have the right to be proud of their past, just as we have the right to be proud of the civilization to which we belong. Indeed, I believe the more steadfast the Chinese and the Japanese remain in their pride of race, the easier I shall find it to get on with them.” –Adolf Hitler, The Political Testament of Adolf Hitler, Note #5, February 1945 - April 1945