Sino-Japanese ties

What the past may offer for breaking the diplomatic impasse over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

The Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute is even more complex because of the way it involves the U.S., and its nuclear guarantees.

Worries over domestic unrest and a permissive regional environment are behind China’s recent assertiveness.

China sees relations with Japan as a political issue. As a result, conservatives are likely to hold sway over decisions.

Nationalism in Japan is confined mostly to the elites, but is more broad-based in China, says academic Gui Yongtao.

The reaction to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been mostly sympathetic.

Writer Joshua Kurlantzick discusses the benefits and limits of China’s use of soft power diplomacy.

Outspoken Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara calls for Japan to build nuclear weapons to counter a rising China.

Will plans for maritime talks between top Chinese and Japanese officials help avoid spats over the Senkaku Islands?

TPP entry placed on back burner as Naoto Kan gets sidetracked by diplomatic disputes at APEC summit.

China’s neighbours aren’t the only ones alarmed by it’s growing diplomatic and military assertiveness.