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OCLC number
46500765
Author
Huang, Jin,1955-
Title
Sino-Japanese relations in a changing world, 1972-1992 : a Chinese perspective.
Degree
M.A. -- Simon Fraser University, 1995
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996.
Description
2 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
This thesis examines Sino-Japanese relations through a detailed analysis of three factors which affected the evolution of the bilateral relations from 1972-1992. The three factors are: the changes in the international and regional systems, the changes in the Chinese domestic politics and the historical relations between the two countries. Sino-Japanese relations from 1972-1992 have been divided into six periods for analysis in this thesis. They are: the Initial Years (1972-1975), the Treaty and Agreements (1975-1979), the Controversial Years (1980-1983), the Calm Years (1983-1986), the Stormy Years (1986-1989), and the Special Years (1989-1992). Several significant cases have been reviewed in the thesis to examine the validity of the three factors. The major events include the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the conflict of the Baoshan Steel Complex and contract cancellations, the controversy over the Japanese high school history textbook, the Memorial Shrine issue and Chinese student demonstration against Japan, the argument of unbalanced trade between the two countries, the quarrel of the Guanghua Hostel, and bilateral relations after the Tiananmen Square incident. Based on the findings of this thesis, it can be concluded that the changes in the global system and the Chinese domestic situation have had more influence on the outcome of Sino-Japanese relations. It is the basic national interest of the two nations rather than historical friendship and cultural affinity that seem to dictate the course of the bilateral relations.
ISBN
0612066835
9780612066830