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086838
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Recent naval ship visits and exchanges of goodwill between China and Japan suggest an improvement in the two countries' bilateral relationship, which had been steadily deteriorating since the late 1990s. In the longer term, however, Sino-Japanese relations will likely be tested or constrained by five key sets of issues: (1) territorial and resource disputes, (2) nationalism and issues of mutual antipathy, (3) Taiwan's political status, (4) the rapid rise of China's military power, and (5) the U.S.-Japan security alliance. The manner in which these issues are managed or resolved will likely play a major role in shaping the Sino-Japanese relationship and thus the overall geopolitical environment in East Asia. A key complicating factor in the relationship, however, is the persistence of divergent worldviews: Chinese leaders appear to be more consistently persuaded by realist notions of international politics, whereas Japanese leaders tend to favor liberal-institutionalist values. The two countries may use these different lenses to view the same incident or issue, potentially creating misunderstanding and miscalculation.
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086836
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2009.
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In this article, the author puts China's recent economic boom and its possible consequences into broader perspective, arguing that China is experiencing a form of capitalist development that contains dynamics broadly similar to those experienced by earlier capitalist developers, including Bismarck's Germany and Meiji Japan. As a result, China's economy has been transformed and now possesses global influence. However, the period of slower growth currently setting in will expose fault lines in China's capitalist juggernaut. Immediate economic threats will combine with challenges emanating from China's internal political transition to create a period of economic and political uncertainty.
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086835
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2009.
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China appears to be many things at once: it has wealthy cities and poor villages; the futuristic cityscape of Shanghai exists alongside ancient traditional temples; it is a Communist state and a booming capitalist economy; it shows a Han Chinese face to the world as it struggles with multinational diversity; it ranks well on governance for its economic development index but still confronts enormous governance challenges. How well China deals with its governance challenges will impact not only all of Asia but also the entire world.
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