Today, once one country encounters difficulties, the whole region and even the world will get involved, so we should jointly deal with the emergencies.” This time, Japan not only talked the talk, but also walked the walk.
Feb 18, 2020
“China is providing an alternative way of globalizing many developing countries which is different from what the U.S. has been doing.”
Apr 26, 2019
Most of all, many Japanese companies will attend the upcoming China International Import Expo in Shanghai, China’s first ever import expo. Japan attaches great importance to China’s future development.
Oct 30, 2018
The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the ratification of the Japan-China Peace and Friendship Treaty and the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to China in late October is of great significance.
Oct 29, 2018
China-Japan ties will thrive in the future, Kazuo Ogura, former Japanese ambassador to France, said in his speech at this year’s Beijing-Tokyo Forum in mid-October. His words represent the aspirations of insightful Japanese people for continued friendship between the two countries. After nearly a decade of “chill”, China-Japan ties took a turn for the better this year. In early May, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to Japan; in late October, Shinzo Abe made the first visit to China by a Japanese prime minister in seven years. A commentator seeking an appropriate metaphor for this resumption of high-level visits described it as pressing the “reset button” for healthy development of China-Japan relations. Abe’s China visit occurred at particularly symbolic moments, described in Chinese as the three “coincidences.” First, this year marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Second, it is also the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up. Third, the visit took place at the very moment when escalating trade tensions between China and the United States were creating changes in the world geopolitical landscape. By calling them three “coincidences”, the author employs exaggeration to make the article more appealing. Actually, as the English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) once observed: “all chance, direction, which thou canst not see”. […]
Oct 29, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an official visit to China from October 25-27，as China and Japan jointly announced on October 12. China and Japan have expressed their joint intention to vigorously promote cooperation in third-party markets. Why? What is the meaning and role of this cooperation? Δ President Xi Jinping meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Beijing on Oct. 26th. Li Tao / Xinhua Firstly, both China and Japan are countries with relative excess in endowment of production factors such as capital and production capacity. After the domestic economy develops to a certain stage, it is no longer able to rely on continuous large-scale domestic investment to obtain endogenous development, as is seen in periods of rapid economic growth. Motivation must rely on improving management and technology, especially through the core technologies of major industrial sectors to gain new development momentum, relying on technological innovation as a new impetus for economic development. Secondly, most of the countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative are developing countries, and some are emerging industrial countries in the process of catching up. They are emerging from poverty, with their economies just preparing to take off or just beginning to take off. In this stage, there is an urgent need for capital and technology. In particular, it is more necessary to build […]
Oct 28, 2018
Japan and China share major responsibility for peace and prosperity both within our region and in the world at large.
Oct 26, 2018
What do you think of the relationship between China and Japan? Will presious animals sent from China help improve it?
Oct 25, 2018
“China does not have enough arable land for its enormous population. Japan, on the contrary, does well in supporting its large population with high rice yields made possible through rich experience in growing rice. It would be rewarding to travel there and learn from them.”
Oct 24, 2018
The Japanese Prime Minister’s visit to China indicates that Sino-Japan relations have rebounded and returned to a normal track. What may the reason that Japan is willing to rebound with China?
Oct 18, 2018
The relationship between China and Japan is complicated to describe. China Matters interviewed some important figures in the two countries to talk about it.
Jul 27, 2018
On July 4, Reuters reported that Japan would send its helicopter carrier “Kaga” to the South China Sea. The issue is still enraging China.
Jul 12, 2018