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Editor’s Note
Premier Wen Jiabao's recent tour of Japan, the first by a Chinese premier in nearly seven years, reflects a warming trend in the relationship between China and Japan. Given the economic and security implications that this about-face carries for the Asia-Pacific region, China Brief is... MORE
Editor’s Note
Premier Wen Jiabao's recent tour of Japan, the first by a Chinese premier in nearly seven years, reflects a warming trend in the relationship between China and Japan. Given the economic and security implications that this about-face carries for the Asia-Pacific region, China Brief is... MORE
Chinese Media Reports on Judge’s Suspicious Death from “Sudden Adult Death Syndrome”
News of the suspicious death of a local judge while being detained on corruption charges has found its way into the coverage of Xinhua, China's official news agency. Li Chaoyang, a judge with the Pingle County Court in China's southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was... MORE
Chinese Media Reports on Judge’s Suspicious Death from “Sudden Adult Death Syndrome”
News of the suspicious death of a local judge while being detained on corruption charges has found its way into the coverage of Xinhua, China's official news agency. Li Chaoyang, a judge with the Pingle County Court in China's southwestern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was... MORE
Ice Charades: Japan and China Skate Around the Obstacles
China's and Japan's diplomats can never be criticized for failing to come up with a variety of buzzwords to describe the evolution of their countries' bilateral relations: "hot economics, cold politics," moving from a "comprehensive policy dialogue" to a "strategic dialogue," and building a "mutually... MORE
Ice Charades: Japan and China Skate Around the Obstacles
China's and Japan's diplomats can never be criticized for failing to come up with a variety of buzzwords to describe the evolution of their countries' bilateral relations: "hot economics, cold politics," moving from a "comprehensive policy dialogue" to a "strategic dialogue," and building a "mutually... MORE
The EU’s Approach toward Relations with Tokyo and Beijing
Of the handful of official statements on Sino-Japanese relations released by the EU in recent years, nearly all have displayed a pattern of vagueness and neutrality, as evidenced by EU Secretary General Javier Solana's comments on Prime Minister's Shinzo Abe's "ice breaking" visits to Beijing... MORE
The EU’s Approach toward Relations with Tokyo and Beijing
Of the handful of official statements on Sino-Japanese relations released by the EU in recent years, nearly all have displayed a pattern of vagueness and neutrality, as evidenced by EU Secretary General Javier Solana's comments on Prime Minister's Shinzo Abe's "ice breaking" visits to Beijing... MORE
Confluence of Considerations: Sino-Japanese Relations from Beijing’s Perspective
Relations between Beijing and Tokyo during the tenure of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi were marked by increasingly dichotomous trends. Economic relations between the two countries witnessed spectacular growth during the period, with the Japanese economy becoming more and more dependent on the Chinese market.... MORE
Confluence of Considerations: Sino-Japanese Relations from Beijing’s Perspective
Relations between Beijing and Tokyo during the tenure of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi were marked by increasingly dichotomous trends. Economic relations between the two countries witnessed spectacular growth during the period, with the Japanese economy becoming more and more dependent on the Chinese market.... MORE