The Making of China’s Peace with Japan, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 What Xi Jinping Should Learn from Zhou Enlai

This text provides a comprehensive re-examination of post-World War II Sino-Japanese relations, focusing notably on Chinese premier Zhou Enlai?s foreign policy toward Japan. It juxtaposes Zhou?s stance on issues which confront current bilateral relations ? such as the ?history issues? and the territorial dispute over the Senkaku (or Diaoyu) Islands ? with the current Chinese foreign policy of President Xi Jinping. Through in-depth analysis of primary sources, including newly published writings and biographies of Zhou as well as newly released diplomatic archival documents, this book reveals the truth behind secret negotiations between China and Japan and sheds new light on contemporary Sino-Japanese relations.

Introduction.- Chinese Diplomatic Overtures toward Japan and Zhou Enlai.- Establishing Semi-Official Sino-Japanese Economic Relations.- Cultural Revolution and Zhou Enlai.- Ping-Pong Diplomacy.- Secret Negotiations for Sino-Japanese Diplomatic Normalization.- Secret Negotiations for Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty.- “History Issues” and Zhou Enlai.- Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands Dispute.- Conclusion.

Reexamines post World War II Sino-Japanese Relations

Considers how the Cultural Revolution impacted on efforts to rebuild Sino-Japanese relations

Examines various controversies and policies such as the Yasukuni Shrine issue, Ping-Pong Diplomacy and the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands dispute

Provides evaluation of Zhou’s foreign policy toward Japan in the post-World War II period in the light of president Xi Jinping’s current policy