China-Japan Relations

Remembering the Chinese, Japanese, and American table tennis players who paved the way for a historic diplomatic opening.

A year after what was supposed to be a landmark in the renewed relationship, rhetoric from both Beijing and Tokyo is increasingly frosty.

Japan is watching the Senkaku Islands closely.

Efforts to boost pro-China narratives in Japan haven’t received much attention – but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.

Reports on controversial comments by China’s foreign minister miss some key details.

Wang Yi’s trip marks Beijing’s first high-level engagement with the new Suga administration.

What did the new Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga talk about with his Chinese counterpart?

Experts in Beijing believe Abe got caught up in the unending hostility between Japan’s key ally, the U.S. and China, its largest trading partner -- just like in 2007

A May 2018 teleconference set a new tone. But for how long?

The particulars of the language used to describe rivals are important to understanding Japan’s threat assessments and policy goals.

According to the Japan Coast Guard, Chinese vessels remained in the territorial sea around the disputed islets for 30 hours.