YOU SAID:
nanking was asking for it
INTO JAPANESE
それにナンキンが頼んでいた
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And Nankin was asking for it
INTO JAPANESE
南京はそれを求めていた
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Nanjing wanted it
INTO JAPANESE
南京はそれが欲しかった
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Nanjing wanted it
That didn't even make that much sense in English.