The year gone by has witnessed little progress in the Sino-Japanese relationship with old feuds remaining unsolved, including those involving
history and the Taiwan question, and new challenges emerging as Tokyo plays the
role of "agitator" on the South China Sea issue, Chinese experts said.
Picking holes
The two neighboring countries clashed in March when Japan's new security legislation took effect. The new legislation gave the green light to overseas
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move as one to "abandon its postwar pacifism" that would "push the Asia-Pacific
region into an abyss of instability."
Lü Yaodong, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), told the Global Times that "it [the new security law] could cement the
relationship between Japan and its ally, the US and its purpose is to contain
China."
The new law will likely see the Japanese military cooperating more closely with US forces, according to the Tokyo-based Nikkei Asian Review.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a routine press briefing in March that "the Japanese government should listen attentively to the
call for justice from Japan and the international community," and "the Japanese
side should take the security concerns of its Asian neighbors seriously ... and
stick to the path of peaceful development."
"Taiwan is another old topic between China and Japan. Japan has tried to pick holes since the pro-independence Tsai Ing-wen became the Taiwan
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studies at CASS, told the Global Times.
After Tsai was elected Taiwan leader in January, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe soon sent his congratulations, saying that "Taiwan has long been
Japan's friend and its election of the nation's leader symbolizes Taiwan's
freedom and democracy." Abe also said that he looked forward to further
cooperation and exchanges between Japan and the region, Taiwan's The China Post
reported.
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issues and benefits… I want to exchange opinions on a wide range of topics
related to the ocean."
Taiwan may become a new challenge to relaxing relations between China and Japan, considering US President-elect Trump's remarks on Taiwan and Japan's
actions, Lü said.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump questioned whether the US should keep its long-standing position on the one-China policy.
Respect at sea
"The South China Sea issue has been another problem that emerged in 2016, which prevented the two neighbors from making progress on their relations," Lü
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been an agitator and set obstacles to China.
After a Hague tribunal rejected most of China's claims in the South China Sea in July, Abe said at an ASEM summit in Mongolia that "a rules-based
international order must be respected," Singapore's Straits Times reported.
China later warned Japan to stop hyping up the issue, with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who also attended the summit with
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the issue and Liu Zhenmin, vice foreign minister, accusing a Japanese president
of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of manipulating "the entire
proceedings."
However, it seems that China's opposition failed to stop Abe, who insisted on mentioning The Hague award at international occasions including the regional
summit in Laos hosted by ASEAN as well as the G20 summit held in Hangzhou, East
China's Zhejiang Province in September.
"Japan should take practical actions to act on its words on improving relations with China rather than roping in other countries in Asia by advocating
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Yang echoed Lü's remarks and noted that by developing closer connections with countries around China, Abe intended to build "Asia's Democratic Security
Diamond."
Abe released this policy in December 2013 in which he highlighted the importance of "freedom of navigation" for trading nations in Asia such as Japan,
South Korea, Australia and India, US magazine The Diplomat reported. He also
criticized China for its alleged increasingly assertive posture in the East and
South China Seas.
In addition to offering the Philippines two coastguard ships to "help patrol the disputed South China Sea," Japan also signed a nuclear energy pact with
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Xinhua said in a 2013 commentary on Japanese foreign policy that "Abe's plot to contain China is doomed to fail" as China "is no longer [a] weak and
poverty-stricken country."
Chances and concerns
As for the future of relations between Japan and China, experts reached by the Global Times all mentioned the word "uncertainty" as President-elect Trump's
policies towards China and Japan remain unknown.
"Sino-Japanese ties would be surely undermined if Japan keeps to the historical revisionism road and pursues expanding its power in the Asia-Pacific
region," said Yang, adding that the unpredictability of Trump may bring pressure
to both China and Japan and may create some chances for the two countries to
alleviate tensions.
Wang Chong, deputy secretary-general of Beijing-based think tank the Charhar Institute, agreed with
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promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the expected US withdrawal under the
Trump administration, Japan may see more trade cooperation with China.
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