The Undercurrents in the Chinese- Japanese Relations
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Some argue that the Chinese-Japanese relations are suffering from the growing pains. The economy is fine, they contend, it is always the politics and politicians that fail. This paper finds more deep-rooted reasons why China and Japan do not get along too well. To China, Japan’s strategic importance had shifted from that of a friend, to a mediator, and to a partner. To Japan, China used to be a successful showcase of the idea of peaceful transformation. No longer. Today’s China is nervous about the idea of peaceful transformation. Today’s Japan, on the other hand, is more divided than before about how to judge China’s recent rise in international status.
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Some argue that the Chinese-Japanese relations are suffering from the growing pains. The economy is fine, they contend, it is always the politics and politicians that fail. This paper finds more deep-rooted reasons why China and Japan do not get along too well. To China, Japan’s strategic importance had shifted from that of a friend, to a mediator, and to a partner. To Japan, China used to be a successful showcase of the idea of peaceful transformation. No longer. Today’s China is nervous about the idea of peaceful transformation. Today’s Japan, on the other hand, is more divided than before about how to judge China’s recent rise in international status.