Commentary / Japan Jul 9, 2015
Repairing Japan-China ties
Are the domestic politics of Japan and China antithetical to continued peace between Asia's leading powers?
Tom Plate, a veteran American columnist and career journalist, is the Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Affairs at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. His many books include the "Giants of Asia" series, of which book four, "Conversations with Ban Ki-Moon: The View from the Top," is the latest.
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Are the domestic politics of Japan and China antithetical to continued peace between Asia's leading powers?
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