Interpreting History in Sino-Japanese Relations

Sino-Japanese relations were beset by controversy in the 1980s when the Japanese Education Ministry tried to re-write school textbooks to downplay the atrocities committed by Japanese during World War II. This book examines the diplomatic storm created by the textbook issue, as well as the decision-making processes of the Chinese and Japanese governments, who were more concerned with changes in international and domestic politics than with adopting a correct view of history.