China-Japan rapprochement and the United States : in the wake of Nixon's visit to Beijing / Ryuji Hattori ; translated by Graham B. Leonard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattori, Ryuji, author.

Contributor:

Leonard, Graham B., translator.

Series:

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia.

Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tanaka, Kakuei, 1918-1993.

Tanaka, Kakuei.

Ōhira, Masayoshi, 1910-1980.

Ōhira, Masayoshi.

Japan. Gaimushō.

Japan.

Political leadership--Japan.

Political leadership.

Japan--Foreign relations--China.

China--Foreign relations--Japan.

China.

Japan--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Japan.

United States.

Japan--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--Japan.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2022]

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"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. It considers the key personalities - prime minister Tanaka and foreign minister Ōhira on the Japanese side, and Zhou Enlai on the Chinese side, outlines how the discussions unfolded, and discusses the key issues which divided the two sides and how these issues were resolved: Japanese war reparations to China, how the two countries perceived their past, how Taiwan should be treated, and possession of the Senkaku Islands. The book also shows how Tanaka and Ōhira sought to reconcile China-Japanese relations with the US-Japan Security Treaty and to continue non-governmental exchanges with Taiwan following the severing of relations. Overall, the book emphasises that the nature of the relationship established in 1972 continues to be very important for understanding present day China-Japan relations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Road to Beijing

Tanaka Kakuei and Ōhira Masayoshi: Two Types of Leadership

The Nixon Shock - Moving Beyond Satō

The Formation of the Tanaka Government and the Takeiri Memo - First Approaches to China

Under America's Shadow - The Tanaka-Nixon Summit in Hawaii

Taiwan - The Shiina-Chiang Talks as Kanjinchō

Tanaka's Visit to China and the "Meiwaku" Speech (September 25)

Zhou Enlai's "Bluff" and Ōhira Masayoshi's "Trump Card" (September 26)

The Senkaku Islands and Tanaka's Meeting with Mao (September 27)

The Sino-Japanese Joint Statement and Severing Relations with Taiwan (September 28-30)

Conclusion: The Spirit of Sino-Japanese Peace.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-326265-1

1-000-53908-3

1-003-26265-1

9781003262657

OCLC:

1287134901