This is going to be sounding weird.

Last time during Great Grand Ma's time. Malaysian Chinese - was sending money, Food(including salted pork in Tin boxes) and even bicycles from Malaysia to China's relatives.
It is not about supporting CCP or what not.... it is our blood relatives back in China that were starving during those "famines" and communist era coming out of the WWII.
However, now that we are in the 3rd or 4th generation of migrants out of China, and already fully born and bred in Malaysia.... how to hate CCP? Other than hearing the injustice that CCP's upper echelon that killed Yu Meng Long? Or the XinJiang or all those Autonomous region in China that is not fully under China rule, but need to toe the line to avoid being executed?

Our main issue, is still the resources in North Malaysian Sea, which is a shared resources of the surrounding countries not just one country.
In regards to Japan, killing our ancestor during WWII, no doubt in Uncle's mind, it is very very terrible. It is also terrible that Japan refuses to openly admit all the atrocities, apologise and have education to prevent war atrocities from being forgotten and have history repeated. **do like Germany.

Than again like we knew, Japan got Atomic bomb twice, and American continues to install their supreme Emperor as the puppet after the war to "enslave" Japan. As a slave, they did exceedingly well and powered Americans thru very nice 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s. They were also able to cast aside all needs for military spending and truly improved their economy to 1st world.
As for entertainment, not many would be choosy, whether Jackie Chan, Ultraman, or Ghost in the shell, or Iron man, or Black Panther or Wonderwomen comes from where. (we may have short term boycotts... but after a while... all goes back to normal)
Hence, we are now gravitating towards a more Neutral stance. Either side, as long as they do follow the common rules of engagement.

China have been building more and more islands as a means to station 1. civilians. 2. coast guards. 3. ports to support the harvesting of resources in the North Malaysian Seas. 4. Military installation???  --- if you watch or travel thru China, you will see, they are no longer impoverish country. The amount of food resources they have now, guess where it comes from??? alot is from North Malaysian seas and even further.

USA, taiwan, south korea, japan, australia, east malaysia, phillipines, vietnam, SG, indonesia, india

how many more you want me to go?

china basically only has 2 true friend = russia and north korea, it's actually easier to list down their true friend instead