China's Japan Policy: Learning from the Past

Acknowledgements
Notes on Names and Transliteration
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	The ‘History Factor’ in China-Japan Relations
	The Psychology Behind China’s ‘History Problem’
	The Structure of the Book
	References
2 The Psychology of Foreign Policy
	Introduction
	Perceptions in International Relations
		Beliefs, Images and Historical Analogies
	Explaining Foreign Policy Decision-Making
		Linking the Domestic to Foreign Policy
	References
3 Historical Memories in China’s Perceptions of Japan
	Introduction
	Century of Humiliation in China’s Historical Memory
	China’s Historical Consciousness
		China’s Remembrance of Japan
	Historical Memory in China’s Foreign Relations
		The ‘History Problem’ in China’s Japan Policy
	The Paradox of ‘Cold Politics, Hot Economics’ in China’s Japan Policy
	References
4 Public Opinion and China’s Japan Policy
	Introduction
	Public Opinion and Participation in China’s Diplomacy
		China’s ‘New Thinking’ Debate on Japan
	Chinese National Identity and Anti-Japan Nationalism
	Anti-Japan Public Protests in China
	Impact of Public Opinion on China’s Japan Policy
		The 2005 Anti-Japan Protest in China
	References
5 Politics of Memories: The Yasukuni Shrine Issue
	Introduction
	The Yasukuni Shrine Controversy
	China’s Contention Over the Shrine
	Issue of Japanese Prime Ministers’ Visits to the Yasukuni Shrine
		Beijing’s Reaction to Nakasone’s 1985 Yasukuni Shrine Visit
	The China-Japan Yasukuni Controversy During the Koizumi Administration (2001–2006)
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2001 Visit
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2002 Visit
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2003 Visit
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2004 Visit
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2005 Visit
		Beijing’s Response to Koizumi’s 2006 Visit
		Assessment of the ‘Koizumi Factor’ in China’s Japan Policy
	References
6 Conclusion
	Summary of the Arguments
	Reconcilliation Between China and Japan
	Concluding Remarks
Index