Pioneers of Sino-Japanese Relations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

   PDF

2. Introduction

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 1-6

3. The Early Career of Takasaki

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 7-30

4. The Early Career of Liao

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 31-47

5. The Mid-Career of Takasaki

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 49-74

6. The Mid-Career of Liao

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 75-93

7. The Origin of the LT Trade Agreement

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 95-125

8. The Late Career of Takasaki

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 127-149

9. The Late Career of Liao

   • Mayumi Itoh

   Pages 151-180

10. Conclusion

    • Mayumi Itoh

    Pages 181-206

11. Back Matter

    Pages 207-259

    PDF

This book examines the careers of Liao Chengzhi and Takasaki Tatsunosuke, who were not only the architects of Sino-Japanese economic relations, but also pioneers of contemporary Sino-Japanese relations. Their visions and initiatives offer many insights into the current contentious relations among China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

• amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• architects
• career
• China
• Japan
• Japanese
• Russia
• state
• trade
• USA

"For a decade the two most powerful states in East Asia, Japan and the People's Republic of China, carried on trade without recognizing each other diplomatically and this beginning only a short time after the conclusion of the bloodiest war between them in all history, and while Japan had diplomatic ties with China's archrival regime on Taiwan. This marvelous new book tells the story of how such an arrangement came into being and the two men who made it possible, Liao Chengzhi and Takasaki Tatsunosuke (known together as 'LT' for short). Surprisingly little has been written in English about these two men and their accomplishments, and Mayumi Itoh's new work now admirably fills the void."

Joshua A. Fogel, Canada Research Chair, York University

"In her meticulous and far-reaching analysis of the 1962 LT Accord, Itoh has constructed a compelling narrative of Sino-Japanese normalization by showing how the significant actors in this process, on both sides, were conscious of their responsibility to overcome the tragic legacy of the war."

Stephen Roddy, associate professor of Asian Studies, University of San Francisco

Mayumi Itoh is a former professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Policies and ethics