In August 2006, the Department of International Relations at Australian National University will host a workshop on reconciliation between Japan and China. Preparatory to the organization of that workshop, we invite you to brainstorm the topic electronically through this blog. The purpose of this blog is to invite discussion and debate about the best ways to encourage reconciliation between China and Japan.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Public Opinion Strongly In Favor of Friendly Relations
Yomiuri Shimbun of April 8, 2007 reports the results of an opinion poll of university students in both China and Japan. "Eighty-nine percent of the 1,020 respondents in Japan, and 91 percent of the 987 respondents in China thought Japan, China and the United States should bolster their respective ties to enhance peace and stability in Asia." However, roughly equal percentages of students in each of the countries described the current state of Sino-Japanese relations as "bad," so there is much work to be done. Moreover, about one-half of the respondents in each country had a negative impression of university students in the other country.
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