ASSESSMENTS
China's Strategic Concerns with Japan Coming to Forefront
Nov 6, 1998 | 06:00 GMT
Summary
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao has laid out the agendas for President Jiang Zemin's upcoming summits in Moscow and Tokyo. While the China-Russia meeting will focus on friendship and strategic cooperation, the meeting in Japan will center around two areas of contention: Japan's relations with Taiwan and a Japanese apology for World War Two. In short, while the bulk of global debate over Asia is consumed with economic concerns, China is already looking ahead to an emerging strategic problem. China is deeply concerned that Japan's current aggressive leadership in financial and diplomatic initiatives may lead to Japanese military expansionism. Jiang's visits to Russia and Japan aim to warn Japan that it should advance its agenda in Asia with caution and contrition.
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