China and Japan have signed a historic deal agreeing a “new starting point” in relations, after summit talks in Tokyo. It has been coming for a long time and my two last blogs on the topic were Japan, China relationship getting better and Japan, China Relationship Continues to Improve.
China’s President Hu Jintao and President Yasuo Fukuda of Japan met yesterday in Tokyo to cement thawing relations between the two Asian giants after decades of rivalry.
News links and more info
Time for China-Japan ties to forge ahead
Hu urges ‘leap’ in Japan-China ties
Landmark China-Japan deal agreed
Ping-Pong, pandas mark Chinese president’s visit to Japan
Things are looking warmer on the political front, but your everyday citizens can be another story.
Indeed, it is definitely the rise of the Pacific century.Notwithstanding, China needs to embrace democratization.RESPECT!