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Constructivist Perspective Plight Of Sino-Japanese Relations And Solutions

Posted on:2011-10-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z C XiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360305466519Subject:International politics
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The bilateral relations between China and Japan, two major powers in Northeast Asia, have been attracting much attention, but the current situation of Sino-Japanese relations is not optimistic, as the two countries have good relations in economics but terrible relations in politics;feelings of intimation of citizens in the two countries are dropping; the strategic conflict between the two countries has become increasingly prominent, the bilateral relations between the two countries fall into a plight of the vicious circle. In this case, we need to pay more attention to Sino-Japanese relations, give more thorough study of Sino-Japanese relations.This article integrates the constructivist theory of international relations and the Sino-Japanese relations by constructivism, tries to seek the Sino-Japanese contradict in deep reason by using political theory of constructivism, then analyzes the difficult position of the Sino-Japanese relations, and proposes the key to the situation. The Sino-Japanese relations'difficult position displays on the security dilemma caused by the bilateral collective status's flaw, Japan' historical understanding problem constructed in the process of status construction which is in deviating forms, as well as the US-Japan Union forms one of primary causes on security dilemma. Referring to problems between China and Japan mentioned above approving regarding the importance of developing the Sino-Japanese relations, this article provides a theory structure for the establishment of political trust between the two countries and the mutual trust mechanism in Northeast Asia, by constructing the positive status between China and Japan.By analyzing the Sino-Japanese relations with constructivism, we may discover, the essence between China and Japan's contradiction is the disagreement on both countries status and the lack of the collective status. Therefore, to improve the re relations between the two countries, we must cultivate positive collective status of both countries, reversing the bad tendency of China and Japan relations now, and turning China and Japan's blind competition into the benign interaction. Only the certain positive collective status and the interactive mechanism between both countries are established, can difficult positions in the Sino-Japanese relations have the fundamental change.Through analyzing the security dilemma with constructivism, we are sure that China and Japan are definitely possible to get out of the security dilemma, establish mutually the safety control, the political safeguard for the peace, the prosperity, the stable tendency in East Asian even in the world. It has new enlightenment in promoting and developing the mutual relations of both countries in the 21st century.
Keywords/Search Tags:Constructivism, Sino-Japanese relations, identity, Security dilemma
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