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China and Japan’s Deteriorating Relationship

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China and Japan’s Deteriorating Relationship

The Diplomat speaks with Michael Green about the root cause of the tensions, the possibility for conflict, and strategies for repairing relations.

China-Japan relations have deteriorated rapidly in the wake of China’s newly announced Air Defense Identification Zone and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine. The Diplomat‘s Shannon Tiezzi talks with Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS and a professor at Georgetown University, about the root cause of the tensions, the possibility for conflict, and strategies for repairing relations.