The China Problem in Postwar Japan
Subtitle: Japanese National Identity and Sino-Japanese Relations
By: Robert Hoppens
Series: SOAS studies in modern and contemporary Japan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, An Imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781472575463; 9781472575487; 9781472575470
Subjects: Foreign relations; Nationalism; History; Politics and government
Description: "The 1970s were a period of dramatic change in relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The two countries established diplomatic relations for the first time, forged close economic ties and reached political agreements that still guide and constrain relations today. This book delivers a history of this foundational period in Sino-Japanese relations. It presents an up-to-date diplomatic history of the relationship but also goes beyond this to argue that Japan's relations with China must be understood in the context of a larger "China problem" that was inseparable from a domestic contest to define Japanese national identity. The China Problem in Postwar Japan challenges some common assertions or assumptions about the role of Japanese national identity in postwar Sino-Japanese relations, showing how the history of Japanese relations with China in the 1970s is shaped by the strength of Japanese national identity, not its weakness."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. The China problem in postwar Japan, 1945-1970; title: The China problem in postwar Japanese foreign policy; title: The China problem in the Japanese discourse on national identity; title: Part II. The Nixon shock & the normalization of relations, 1971-1972; title: Diplomacy from the Nixon shock through the normalization of relations; title: The China problem in a new era; title: Part III. Anti-hegemony, 1973-1976; title: Anti-hegemony : Japan and the Sino-Soviet Cold War; title: Japan's China problem in a time of crisis; title: Part IV. Peace & cooperation, 1977-1979; title: From the peace treaty to economic cooperation; title: Triumphalism and alienation : the China problem transformed; title: Epilogue & conclusion.