From note diplomacy to learning from history

Author: Izumi Sato
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book discusses the history of Sino-Japanese relations from the 1870s to the 1940s, divided into four parts titled "The Period of the Establishment of Modern Diplomacy," "The Meiji·Kangxi Period," "The Period of the Xinhai Revolution," and "The Period of the Anti-Japanese War," covering all the periods when Sino-Japanese relations were "sometimes completely in a state of confrontation." The 23 essays in the book were written after 1990 and were mostly published in academic journals in Beijing and Taipei. The collection published this time reflects the author's recent decade of thinking on the history of modern Sino-Japanese relations. The author maintains a very objective stance, extensively collecting Japanese and Chinese historical materials related to the topic, presenting them in a straightforward manner, revealing the true face of history. This is not only highly significant academically but also provides us with excellent intellectual resources and a foundation for reflection and observation when we sometimes need to look back at that period of history.