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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)

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.