The analysis of Sino-Japanese relations has hitherto been framed largely in bilateral terms. At the present time, however, the rationale for this approach appears to be fading. During the past decade both countries have become enmeshed in extensive international networks involving not only...

Trade policies between the autumn of 1976 and the summer of 1978. Trade policies during the "readjustment" 1979-84. The impact of "readjustment": trade surplus achieved by China in 1982, rapid increase in the exports of manufactured and semi-manufactured goods etc. A radical new attitude in the...