Reverse: 1895 sino japanese war <->1905 Rusian Japanese War

So whe have the 1905 Russian Japanese War in 1895 --- And the 1895 Sino Japanese war in 1905.

1895 is pre Trans Siberian, Russia has a lot harder time moving troops east.
It is also Pre Dreadnought era. Japan's Navy is a lot less powerful.
?Would Japan have to have won the 1895 R-J War , for there to even be a 1905 S-J War?
 
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