Some Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Japan and China Today

Japan and China, the two largest countries in East Asia, have a relationship full of ups and downs and complexity. This relationship can influence the strategic environment in the region, affecting the adjustment of the foreign policy of many countries in Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia - where the two countries want to strengthen their influences. In 1972, the two countries normalized relations. So far they have made achievements in various fields but many challenges still exist due to many factors such as large domestic ideology, nationalism, claims related to territorial sovereignty and conflicts existing between the two countries in the past. However, the two countries still need each other and in years to come Japan - China relationships tend to cooperate and restrain competition for development