Iron and Plough: A Century of Reflections on China-Japan Relations

Author: Yu Jie
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Reality reflects history, and history enlightens the future. In the future, the relationship between China and Japan can only have three choices: friendship, confrontation, or coexistence. Friendship is not something we can achieve unilaterally; confrontation may not be what either side wants. And if we fail to do our own things well and cannot win our own position and dignity in the competition, then we may not even qualify for coexistence. Complaining is useless, cursing is useless, and hatred is useless. The only thing that is useful is to do our own things well! Under the framework of modern international relations and history, Yu Jie sorts out the joys and sorrows of China-Japan relations over the past century from different levels such as politics, economy, and culture, and analyzes the historical genes in this entangled relationship. The language is vigorous and passionate, with a profound historical awareness and a deep cultural concern for the nation. Yu Jie has visited more than ten cities in Japan and interviewed nearly 100 Japanese people, including parliamentarians, government officials, and ordinary citizens. He has had an in-depth and extensive interaction with Japanese society.