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In the past few months, Japan and China have made noticeable efforts to rebuild their relationship. So in this video, we’ll take a look at why Shigeru Ishiba is seeking warmer relations and whether a second Trump presidency could complicate that plan.
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Sources:
Relations under Kishida:
https://www.nbr.org/publication/japans-response-to-the-russia-ukraine-conflict-shaping-indo-pacific-security/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pacifist-japan-unveils-unprecedented-320-bln-military-build-up-2022-12-16/
https://thediplomat.com/2025/01/china-sets-record-for-activity-near-senkaku-diaoyu-islands-in-2024/
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250212/p2g/00m/0in/005000c
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/yesterday-s-stick-today-s-carrot-china-s-removal-japan-seafood-ban
https://thediplomat.com/2024/11/the-china-japan-travel-visa-spat/
https://apnews.com/article/japan-china-boy-stabbing-united-nations-a3a621690fe9337f6ca0ae11afa6e806
https://english.news.cn/20231117/fad6a98959194af7be65fd465746086f/c.html
Recent improvements:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/japan-s-us-china-headache
https://www.mofa.go.jp/a_o/c_m1/cn/pageite_000001_00003.html
https://www.mofa.go.jp/a_o/c_m2/ch/pageite_000001_00721.html
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/12/japan/politics/china-removes-buoy-japan-senkaku/
Ishiba on China:
https://observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-double-hedge-revisited
https://japanforesight.com/2025/01/08/ishiba-looks-to-beijing-but-will-this-time-be-different/
https://www.mofa.go.jp/a_o/c_m2/page23e_000652.html
Trump effect:
https://thediplomat.com/2025/02/caught-in-the-shockwave-japan-us-relations-under-trump/
https://time.com/7221520/japan-asks-us-for-exemption-from-steel-aluminum-tariffs/
