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After a brief look at the Sino-Japanese political relations since the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between them on August 12, 1978, the essay scrutinizes Sino-Japanese economic relations. China's selection of Japan as the source of more than 56 % of the whole plant and high technology imports it undertook from 1978 to 1983. Japanese official development assistance and official and private credits to China. Japanese role in energy and resources development in China. Sino-Japanese trade between 1973 and 1983. (DÜI-Sen)

What explains the ebb and flow of the Sino-Japanese rivalry? Why do the two states sometimes choose to escalate or de-escalate the rivalry? Does domestic politics play a role? Examining the historic and contemporary relationship between China and Japan through the lens of the interstate rivalry literature, Streich analyzes two periods of Sino-Japanese rivalry and the reasons for their ever-changing nature. He looks both at how rivalry theory can help us to understand the relationship between the two countries and how this relationship can in turn inform rivalry theory. His results find that domestic politics and expected costs play a large role in determining when each state decides when to escalate, de-escalate, or maintain the status quo. This book is an essential guide to understanding the historical development and contemporary status of the Sino-Japanese rivalry.

The development of the ideological controversy between Communist China and the Soviet Union in recent years has aroused increased interest in a more careful evaluation of Sino-Soviet economic relations. In this paper, I attempt to deal with one specific aspect of this broad area, that is the price problem in Sino-Soviet trade.

Sino-Japanese economic relations after WWII were continuous, leading to the 1978 Treaty of Peace & Friendship. At that time, Japan was viewed as the People's Republic of China's main trading partner. While China has since diversified its partners, it still emulates the Japanese model in the areas of business-government relations, macroeconomic controls, industrial policy, & microeconomic reform. China has encouraged Japanese investment, exemplified by its investment in the oil & transportation infrastructures & in automobile & TV manufacturing. Japanese technology transfer & managerial expertise, along with investment & Chinese market openness, are contributing to China's economic development & competitive success, & changing the patterns of Sino-Japanese relations. Trade among Greater China's subregions of Hong Kong, Taiwan, & the mainland & Japan are discussed. M. Pflum

'Crosstalk and Culture in Sino-American Communications' by Linda W. L. Young is reviewed.

This book examines how recent fundamental changes influence Sino-Russian relations and the wider long-term implications of the revolving Sino-Russian dynamic on international affairs.