Sociopolitical Sciences Issue №3 — 2022

Japan’s Foreign Policy Towards China (2001-2006)
( Pp. 105-112)

Tian Qingsong Zeleneva Irina V.

DOI: 10.33693/2223-0092-2022-12-3-105-112

Tian Qingsong Cand. Sci. (Polit.); Department of World Politics; Faculty of International Relations o
International Relations of St. Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Zeleneva Irina V.
St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU)
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract:

The article considers the dynamics of Japan’s foreign policy towards China at the beginning of the millennium. Its study was the purpose of this article. Its achievement presupposed the solution of the corresponding tasks: consideration of Japan’s multilateral diplomacy in other countries, characterization of the economic policy of the Koizumi cabinet in China. On the basis of the analysis carried out, appropriate conclusions were drawn. Since becoming Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi has made significant changes to his China policy. On the one hand, Koizumi believes that China’s economic growth and internal stability play a positive role for the Japanese economy. On the other hand, he sees China as a rising power that threatens Japan’s external environment and at the same time shakes its dominance in Asia. During Koizumi’s rule, Sino-Japanese relations generally showed a deteriorating trend: he actively deepened economic exchanges with China, but at the same time took a tough stance towards China in the field of foreign policy and security. Koizumi’s repeated visits to the Yasukuni Shrine seriously damaged Sino-Japanese relations, leading to the suspension of high-level visits between China and Japan. And Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated to their lowest point since 1972.

How to Cite:

Tian Q.., Zeleneva I.V., (2022), JAPAN’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS CHINA (2001-2006). Sociopolitical Sciences, 3 => 105-112.

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Keywords:

the Koizumi government of Japan, Sino-Japanese relations in the early XXIst century, Japan’s ODA to China, Japanese foreign policy.