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China vs. Japan.(the Digest: Summaries of important new research)(Brief article)

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Minxin Pei and Michael Swaine, "Simmering Fire in Asia: Averting Sino-Japanese Strategac Conflict," Carnege Endowment for International Peace, November 2005 (carnegieendowment.org)

The relationship between Japan and China has recently been shaken by "chauvinistic textbooks, provocative visits to war shrines, submarine incursions, dueling claims to natural gas deposits," and other expressions of mutual antagonism. With China continuing to grow as a world player, and Japan pursuing stronger diplomatic and defense policies, there is a risk of further alienation and hostility between the two powerful Asian nations. Such a development threatens regional stability and is not in the U.S.'s interest, contend Minxin Pei and Michael Swaine. They urge the American government to play an active role in fostering more positive Sino-Japanese relations.

So far, the commercial relationship between Japan and China has remained essentially unaffected by the political antagonism, and economic interests appear to be keeping the hostility ...

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