This book explains Japan's foreign policy in terms of power, one of the most central concepts of political analysis.

Demonstrates the close relation between Japan’s changing international status and the thought process behind this by focusing on the public discussion on China and China politics during the interwar years 1895-1904. Winner of the JaDe Prize 2010 awarded by the German Foundation for the Promotion of Japanese-German Culture and Science Relations

China and Japan are the two most important countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Their economic ties are significant not only because they are the second and third largest economies in today's world, but also because their economic relationship has an important impact on regional economic co-operation and international production chains. China's Japan Policy: Adjusting to New Challenges analyzes the significance of Japan in China's foreign policy framework within the broader context of China's world view, its national objectives, and the Chinese leadership's policy adjustments in response to the changing international and domestic circumstances. It looks at China's Japan policy in recent decades since their normalization of relations in 1972. The book also examines the unique characteristics of the China–Japan bilateral relationship, especially the historical legacy, territorial disputes, and the special cultural affinities between the two nations. Readers interested in China and Japan will find this an invaluable reference with detailed insights on international relations and economic developments in the Asia-Pacific region. Contents:The PRC's Japan Policy 1949–1968The Foreign Policy Framework of the PRC After the Cultural RevolutionThe PRC's Japan Policy Within the Context of Its Analysis of Global Contradictions: 1968–1972The PRC's United Front Policy in JapanThe PRC's Demands Regarding the Normalization of Sino-Japanese RelationsThe PRC's Japan Policy: Consolidation After Normalization of RelationsThe PRC's Japan Policy and Its Foreign Policy FrameworkThe PRC's Japan Policy and the “Four Modernizations” The PRC's Japan Policy in the 1980sThe PRC's Japan Policy in the Mid-1990s: Adjusting to the Evolving Multipolar WorldThe Increasingly Powerful Right-wing Forces in Japan: Beijing's Perception and ResponseThe PRC's Japan Policy in the 21st Century: Seeking Stability and Improvement in Uncertainties Readership: Undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, academics, and policymakers interested in international relations in the Asia-Pacific region. Key Features:Written by a prominent scholar and active commentator in major international mediaOne of the most comprehensive titles on Sino–Japanese relations in recent decades — a work that spanns over 40 yearsDraws upon extensive research in English, Chinese and Japanese for a holistic viewKeywords:Sino-Japanese Relations;Asia-Pacific Region;International Environment;United Front;Peace;Historical Legacy;Territorial Disputes

This work is a comprehensive analysis of the political and strategic relationship between Japan and China, each of which in important respects aspires to a global status commensurate with its economic and military might. These two great powers have to come to terms with a history of antagonism, each viewing the other as circumspectly as their small regional neighbors view them. Japan and Greater China reviews the domestic and international foundations of the foreign policies of the two countries, notably the politics of national identity. The strategic and economic underpinnings of the relationship are assessed not exclusively by reference to bilateral concerns but within the global and regional position and interests of the two powers.

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.