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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
The View from Tokyo: Melting Ice and Building Bridges
Relations between China and Japan have not always been cordial during the 35 years of normalized relations between the two countries. Tokyo followed Washington's lead and established diplomatic relations with China in 1972, although it continued to view Beijing apprehensively throughout much of the Cold... MORE
The View from Tokyo: Melting Ice and Building Bridges
Relations between China and Japan have not always been cordial during the 35 years of normalized relations between the two countries. Tokyo followed Washington's lead and established diplomatic relations with China in 1972, although it continued to view Beijing apprehensively throughout much of the Cold... MORE
The Iraq Energy Factor in Sino-Japanese Relations
Iraq could soon emerge as an important new focal point of intensifying Chinese and Japanese commercial diplomacy and energy rivalry, in spite of their extensive overlapping interests and mutually beneficial economic ties. It is difficult to determine whether friction over energy-related matters is a symptom... MORE
The Iraq Energy Factor in Sino-Japanese Relations
Iraq could soon emerge as an important new focal point of intensifying Chinese and Japanese commercial diplomacy and energy rivalry, in spite of their extensive overlapping interests and mutually beneficial economic ties. It is difficult to determine whether friction over energy-related matters is a symptom... MORE