Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP
David Arase
Opinion

Opinion

David Arase

The coronavirus has complicated China-Japan relations. How will this benefit Asean?

  • China’s coronavirus lockdown disrupted trade with Japan, while issues like the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands, Hong Kong and South China Sea affected relations
  • Japan’s post-pandemic foreign policy outlook may create new opportunities for Asean-Japan cooperation

David Arase
David Arase

Updated: 7:33am, 12 Aug, 2020

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hand with China's President Xi Jinping in 2019. Japan’s strained relations with China may lead it to enhance engagement and cooperation with Asean members. Photo: AP
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David Arase

David Arase

David Arase is a resident professor of international politics with the Hopkins Nanjing Centre for Chinese and American Studies at Nanjing University in China