In the past few years, China and Japan have been experiencing serial difficulties in their relations, beyond anything seen since normalization in 1972. Chinese writings on Japan’s foreign policy are, correspondingly, proliferating with emotional articles imbued with strong nationalism far outnumbering others based on cool-headed calculation of national interests. Articles on bilateral relations are overwhelming more general analysis of Japan’s policies in East Asia. From these sources we can grasp recent Chinese views of Japan’s relations with the major countries active in Northeast Asia, while also better understanding the difficult challenges ahead in the region and in Sino-Japanese relations.
2014OCT21
Japan’s Foreign Policy toward Northeast Asia as Seen in Chinese Publications
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By :
Cheng Xiaohe*