Building a mutually beneficial relationship between China and Japan
Nikkei Asian Review Editorial
December 28, 2017
China has already started plans to develop artificial intelligence at huge costs. Other long-term programs include those for creating a "digital China," or Internet-oriented country, by using big data, and for becoming a country strong on space technology. These projects are linked to the "Made in China 2025" campaign for upgrading the country's manufacturing technology by 2025.
On the front of foreign policy, Chinese leaders place priority on the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, designed to create a massive economic zone along historic Silk Road routes.
...there are fundamental differences between the political regimes of Japan and China. While Japan has consistently pursued democracy since World War II's end, China has continued its tradition of one-party rule. The difference in their positions toward security issues is also obvious, as seen in their reactions to North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs. Still, Japan is cooperating with China mainly in the economic field, while making the Japan-U.S. security treaty its cornerstone for national defense. The paths Japan should choose to take are limited.
It is hard to get a real picture of China, which keeps growing and changing. But Japan cannot open the future of its relations with China unless it cultivates the ability to strategically analyze the country with a cool head...It is time for Japan and China to rebuild a partnership that would not belie the mutually beneficial relationship that the countries have vowed to pursue.
https://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20171228/Viewpoints/Building-a-mutually-beneficial-relationship-between-China-and-Japan?page=1
Interesting article from the Japanese perspective of China and US. I wonder if anyone in 45s sphere has read this? Yes it is a rhetorical question!
