The Chinese leadership has been more severe in the censorship of the media, its crackdown on underground churches, dissidents and the Internet.
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But it's for sure this is not going to make Beijing make any meaningful concessions under pressure.Joseph Cheng
He is there to promote common interests between the two countries and to try to reduce the 'China threat' image. This is a very serious challenge.
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One has to be aware that you have structural factors in Japan such as the LDP trying to exploit nationalist feelings, the Japanese yearning to be treated as a normal state and Japan in general would like to secure a higher status in the international community.
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There is no one else who can do it and there is also the face issue -- if China switches leaders after just two years it will be an admission that their first choice was wrong.
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There is genuine concern. China's leaders certainly accord priority to the maintenance of political and social stability.
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Because of the basic integration and the complementarities between the Chinese and the Japanese economies, both sides understand that any damages to the bilateral relationship will hurt both sides equally badly.
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