From "Pen Diplomacy" to "Learning from History" (Exploring the History of Modern Sino-Japanese Relations)

Author: (Japanese) Iwahara Sadatsune
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Publishing 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 War of Resistance Against Japan," covering all periods when Sino-Japanese relations were "sometimes completely in direct 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 ten years 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 topics, presenting them in a straightforward manner, revealing the true face of history. This is not only highly significant academically but also provides us with valuable intellectual resources and a foundation for reflection and understanding when we sometimes need to look back and observe that period of history.