Sino-Japanese relations

The relationship between the two largest economies in Asia has been marred throughout the 20th century due to territorial and political disputes including Taiwanese sovereignty; the invasion of China by Japan in the second world war and Japan’s subsequent refusal to acknowledge the extent of its war crimes; territorial disputes surrounding the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands and associated fishing rights and energy resources; and Japanese-American security co-operation.

JAPAN

Policy chief of Japan's ruling party defends war shrine visits

12 May 2013

The policy chief of Japan's ruling party has vowed to keep paying homage at a controversial war shrine despite anger and diplomatic protests by China and South Korea.

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China visit by Yoriko Kawaguchi stirs up hornet's nest in Diet

10 May 2013

An extended visit to China by a former foreign minister of Japan has triggered a political row. The opposition is demanding Yoriko Kawaguchi be stripped of her position as chairwoman of the...

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China brushes off Japan's Okinawa protest as experts call it move to seize Diaoyus

9 May 2013

China has dismissed a diplomatic protest by Japan over a commentary in a state-run publication that challenged Tokyo's ownership of Okinawa, home to major US bases. The latest angry exchange could...

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Daily publishes challenge to Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa

8 May 2013

The article in the Communist Party mouthpiece argued China may have rights to the Ryukyu chain, which includes Okinawa.

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Japan never had smooth ties with China, says deputy PM Taro Aso

5 May 2013

Japan has never in the past 1,500 years had a smooth relationship with China, Japanese deputy prime minister Taro Aso was quoted on Sunday as saying during a visit to India.

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China and Japan must rise above interest group politics and avoid war

2 May 2013

Whenever I'm travelling around the European Union, I often sit and watch people crossing country borders as if they were strolling around one village, and merely passing a stop sign.

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Opinion

Michael Cox

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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China snubs Japan but is happy to take Russia's help on Sichuan earthquake relief

Update: The Russian rescuers may need to hold their horses -- or aircraft -- as well. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said on Monday that she did not know of any foreign rescue teams in...

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Japanese leader Shinzo Abe makes ritual offering to war shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a ritual offering of a pine tree yesterday to a shrine seen as a symbol of Japan's former militarism, a gesture likely to upset Asian victims of its war-...

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Past glory can't fix current woes in China or Japan

As soon as he was installed as president, Xi Jinping pledged to fight for a "great renaissance of the Chinese nation and the Chinese dream".

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DIAOYU DISPUTE

Japanese corporate leaders visit Beijing in effort to mend ties

A group of influential Japanese business leaders is due to meet Vice-President Li Yuanchao today in Beijing in an effort to improve soured relations between the two countries.

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A more assertive China is here to stay

China's assertive response to the tug of war with Japan over the disputed Diaoyu Islands has strong domestic support. Nationalistic sentiments have been surging. Memories of Japanese atrocities...

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TERRITORIAL DISPUTES

China military officials admit radar lock on Japanese ship, says report

Senior Chinese military officials have admitted for the first time that a frigate locked its radar on a Japanese destroyer during the two nations’ spat over disputed islands, Kyodo News agency...

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