China-Japan Rapprochement and the United States

ISBN-13: 9781032201948 / Miękka / 2023 / 154 str.

Ryuji Hattori

Opis

Based on extensive original research including interviews with key participants, this book examines how, following Richard Nixon’s famous visit to China in 1972, Japan established formal diplomatic relations with China, doing so before the United States and other western countries.

Recenzje

"a timely and important history... a well-documented examination of the politics and diplomacy of Japan's path to recognizing China." - Robert D. Eldridge in Japan Forward 

　

Spis treści

Introduction: The Road to Beijing; 1. Tanaka Kakuei and Ōhira Masayoshi: Two Types of Leadership; 2. The Nixon Shock – Moving Beyond Satō; 3. Formation of the Tanaka Government and the Takeiri Memo – First Approaches to China; 4. Under America’s Shadow – The Tanaka–Nixon Summit in Hawaii; 5. Taiwan – The Shiina-Chiang Talks as Kanjinchō; 6. Tanaka’s Visit to China and the "Meiwaku" Speech (September 25); 7. Zhou Enlai’s “Bluff” and Ōhira Masayoshi’s “Trump Card” (September 26); 8. The Senkaku Islands and Tanaka’s Meeting with Mao (September 27); 9. The Sino-Japanese Joint Statement and Severing Relations with Taiwan (September 28–30); Conclusion: The Spirit of Sino-Japanese Peace

O autorze

Ryuji Hattori is Professor in the Faculty of Policy Studies at Chuo University, Japan and has an MA from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University.

Graham B. Leonard is an independent translator and researcher based in Seattle, Washington, USA.