Understanding JapanChina Relations

Theories and Issues

This timely book examines new developments in Japan–China relations and new research conducted in Japan, China and elsewhere since 2006. The book covers major issues such as the September 2010 Chinese fishing boat collision incident, cross-Strait relations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and China's suspension of rare earth exports to Japan. It explores a variety of theoretical understandings of the Sino–Japanese relationship, namely relationship management, domestic politics, national identities and coevolution.

Contents:

• Explaining Sino-Japanese Relations:

  • Structure or Management?
  • Japan's Party Politics and China Policy
  • National Identities in Sino–Japanese Relations
  • Japan Views the Sino–US National Identity Gap
  • Sino–Japanese Coevolution

• Issues in Sino-Japanese Relations:

  • The Forced Labor Redress Movement
  • Japanese Strategic Thinking toward Taiwan
  • Rare Earth: Vulnerability Interdependence?
  • China and Japan's ODA Program
  • The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

Readership: Academics, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in Japan–China relations, Chinese foreign policy, Japanese foreign policy, East Asia international relations.
Key Features:

• Based on the most recent thinking and studies of Japan–China relations by an established specialist
• Offers new theoretical understanding of the Japan–China relationship