China-Japan rapprochement and the United States: in the wake of Nixon's visit to China
In: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
Introduction: The Road to Beijing -- Tanaka Kakuei and Ōhira Masayoshi: Two Types of Leadership -- The Nixon Shock - Moving Beyond Satō -- The Formation of the Tanaka Government and the Takeiri Memo - First Approaches to China -- Under America's Shadow - The Tanaka-Nixon Summit in Hawaii -- Taiwan - The Shiina-Chiang Talks as Kanjinchō -- Tanaka's Visit to China and the "Meiwaku" Speech (September 25) -- Zhou Enlai's "Bluff" and Ōhira Masayoshi's "Trump Card" (September 26) -- The Senkaku Islands and Tanaka's Meeting with Mao (September 27) -- The Sino-Japanese Joint Statement and Severing Relations with Taiwan (September 28-30) -- Conclusion: The Spirit of Sino-Japanese Peace.