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Anti-Japanese nationalistic sentiments in China remain a bugbear in relations between China and Japan. Japan's nationalisation of the Diaoyu Islands elicited a Chinese public response targeted at things associated with Japan. In this instance, the potent mix of the islands dispute and historical issues between the two countries unleashed a wave of anti-Japanese sentiments that brought ties to a new low. Both sides are presently making an attempt to manage their differences.

Policy makers today are increasingly preoccupied with the new development strategy of "inclusive growth", which targets the development process, beyond GDP increases, to meet broader social objectives ranging from the satisfaction of people's basic needs and greater income equality to better environmental protection.

The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity has spurred China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) to explore more substantive cooperation. Yunann and Guangxi are riding on the connectivity bandwagon to secure Beijing's support to spur their socio-economic development. However, the pursuit of further connectivity between China and ASEAN has its challenges including the need for coordination between the competing provinces and translating various proposals into actual progress on the ground.

The potential of the BRICS in exerting increasing influence is contingent on them working within the existing world order to effect changes from within