How was japan easily able to defeat china in the sino-japanese war? japan’s military was better trained and equipped. china surrendered quickly. china had fewer troops. japan enlisted the of its allies in europe.

The correct answer is:Japan’s military was better trained and equipped.

The Imperial Japanese Army in a short time controlled the region of Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and then attacked the bay of Hangzhou in the south.

In August a Japanese army of 300,000 men attacked Shanghai. The Chinese doubled in number, but Japan's superiority in discipline and technology changed the battle in their favor. The Chinese defenders were defeated after two months of heavy fighting.