http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-and-japan-the-symbolism-of-politics Comments for "China and Japan: the symbolism of politics , James C Farrer " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-and-japan-the-symbolism-of-politics <p> The visit of Hu Jintao to Japan on 6-10 May 2008 was notable for the evident mutual desire to avoid controversy over the existing or potential areas of tension between China and Japan. The formal <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7387027.stm">agreement</a> signed the day after Hu&#39;s arrival set the tone, while the Chinese president&#39;s words - in support of a &quot;mutual strategic relationship&quot;, and even of the Japanese ideal of a new &quot;post-post-war era&quot; in Chinese-Japanese relations - signalled a willingness to move away from the backward-looking attitudes of his predecessor Jiang Zemin, who in 1998 lectured his hosts about Japan&#39;s war guilt. The friendly <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902724.html">atmosphere</a> and positive body-language aside, however, what does the &quot;warm spring&quot; <a href="http://news.rednet.cn/c/2008/05/12/1504822.htm">visit</a> reveal about the current state of this pivotal relationship? </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-and-japan-the-symbolism-of-politics" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-and-japan-the-symbolism-of-politics">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/china-and-japan-the-symbolism-of-politics#comment china Creative Commons normal globalisation institutions &amp; government James C Farrer Mon, 12 May 2008 17:47:57 +0100 44578 at http://www.opendemocracy.net