.21-century Trend Of Sino-japanese Relations

Sino-Japanese relations is one of the most complicated and important foreign relations of China,Under the trend towards world multi-polarization and economic globalization, and on new phase of development for building a well-off society in an all-round way and speeding up socialist modernization. It is important to develop the good-neighborly and friendly relationship of long-term stability with Japan.China is the biggest developing country in the world, and Japan is the only developed country in Asia. China and Japan bear the responsibility of keeping the world peace and promoting its development. Sino-Japanese relations is not only important to each country, but also important to the situation of Asia-Pacific region and the world situation.Sino-Japanese relations had experienced first Sino-Japanese war in 1894 and the singing of the treaty of Shimonoseki, Japanese war of aggression against China from 1937to 1945, 20 years Freeze-up Period after World War II, Normalization of Sino-Japanese relations in 1972, and rapid development in political and economic area between two countries during 1980-90's. Although China and Japan had normalized mutual relationship since 1972, and with the efforts of two governments and people, Sino-Japanese relations had made rapid development, there are still some disharmonious factors in Sino-Japanese relations. Such as recognition of aggressive war, Taiwan Issue, disputing of Tiaoyutai Islands (Senkaku Islands), and the present problem of praying at the Yasukuni Shrine, disputing for gas and oil in East China Sea, etc. And these problems greatly affected the development of Sino-Japanese relations. So, how to take history as a mirror, face forward to the future, and promote the concord development of Sino-Japanese relations in 21 century is an important problem before us.This paper started with the history of Sino-Japanese relations, studied its present situation and characteristics, analyzes the elements that influence and restrict the development of Sino-Japanese relations, then advanced the developing trend of Sino-Japanese relations in 21 century, delved further into the strategy of improving and promoting Sino-Japanese relations.