| ID | 161497 |
| Title Proper | Gratitude and Resentment in China-Japan Relations |
| Other Title Information | Japan's Official Development Assistance and China's Renunciation of War Reparations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Xu, Xianfen |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article I explore the connection between historically based emotional issues and economic interests in China-Japan relations by analyzing the linkage between China's renunciation of war reparations and Japan's official development assistance (ODA) to China. I argue that there is no legal linkage between the two, and previous scholarship about the linkage between the ODA and reparations involves emotional arguments or entanglements surrounding “assistance” and “history.” I conclude that, in explaining China-Japan relations, there exists a “dual gratitude theory,” related to history and assistance, as well as a “dual obligation and enmity theory.” In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the chain reaction of mutual recrimination between the two countries became increasingly unmanageable, apparently continuing to the present day. |
| `In' analytical Note |
Asian Perspectives Vol. 42, No.4; Oct-Dec 2018: p.501-526 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol: 42 No 4 |
| Key Words | China's Renunciation Of War Reparation ; Japan's Oda To China ; Dual Gratitude Theory ; Dual Obligation and Enmity Theory |