Japan and China re -interrupted the Minister -level and Members of the Affected by the epidemic and the Ukrainian war.In November 2023, the Japanese Prime Minister Kishita and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit in San Francisco to confirm the strategic reciprocal relationship between the two countries.However, although the socio -economic relationship between the middle of Japan is very active, the political relationship is still stagnant.In particular, the Japanese nationality has a very deteriorating sense of China, and more than 85%of it holds a negative impression. Especially for Congress who faces elections, communication with China is a risk.The President's Election of the Liberal Democratic Party is right, and the House of Representatives's election may also be held within the year. In this sense, risks have not decreased.
At the same time, China is very active in exchange with Japan.In May of this year, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Liaison of the Mainland Government, visited Japan to urge the Japanese side to restore inter -party exchanges and membership exchanges.From the perspective of China, problems with Japan are piled up.China believes that in addition to food issues, there are various problems such as Japanese -American relations, Japanese and Taiwan relations.In fact, joint training in Japan and Taiwan's implementation of sea difficulties in July this year has set off a wave of criticism in China.
As shown above, even if there are various problems in the middle and middle -to -middle bilateral sides, there seems to be a certain consensus on the re -start of the ministerial level and members of the members of the two sides.What is the reason?Objectively, first, just like the United States and China, even if there are fierce competition between the two countries, the relationship between leaders will continue, and continuous dialogue is important to the stability of the relationship between the two countries. This view is accepted by many people.Secondly, from the perspective of Japan, on the grounds that the treatment of water emissions of Tokyo Electric Power Fukushima's Fukushima First Nuclear Power Station, China has stopped importing Japanese aquatic products and the detention incidents of Japanese people.EssenceChina also targets various issues, and believes that it is necessary to say "to say."Third, the direction of Sino -US relations after the presidential election of the United States is unpredictable. The same ideas may have the same ideas, that is, to a certain extent stabilize the overall situation of Japan.
Looking back at the Ministerial and MP exchanges in July this year.Haichao and others held talks, discussed medical cooperation and other issues, and met with Yin Li, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee of the Beijing Government and a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee.Wu Jianjing is a member of the Senate, and you don't have to worry about the election for the time being.
Subsequently, the President of the Liberal Democratic Party, Moriyama Yu visited China on July 19, and met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Central Committee of the Central Committee and the Minister of the Minister of the United States Liu Jianchao.Moriyama Yu admits the importance of "strategic mutual benefit relationships" in Japan and China, and demands that China restores Japanese beef -producing beef exports to China.China expressed concerns about the exchanges between Japanese active members, and therefore also argued that the "Sino -Japanese ruling party exchange mechanism", which was interrupted after 2018.As a member of the House of Representatives, Moriyama Yu is highly expected. Although he is not a member of the Japanese -China -China Friendship Member Alliance, he will bring Wang Yi by the second order of the second -order Junbo of the Japanese and China Friendship Member Alliance to Wang Yi.
In addition, almost at the same time, the former vice president of the Japan -China Friendship Member Alliance and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Haijiang Tian Wanli visited China and met with Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Xiao Jie, deputy chairman, to restart and promote the members of the members.Communication exchange opinions.Haijiang Tian Wanli has a clear gesture to China.
As mentioned above, taking the re -opening strategic mutual reciprocity relationship as the banner, the two countries restarted ministerial exchanges, between political and party exchanges, and members of parliament exchanges.In addition, on July 26, in order to attend the Japanese Foreign Minister Uenagawa Yoshiko, who visited Laos in the meeting of the relevant Foreign Minister of the Asia Gyeongan, held talks with Wang Yi to confirm the comprehensive promotion of "strategic mutual benefit relationships" and the establishment of "constructive, stable Japanese -China relations"importance.
From the perspective of restarting the exchanges between these ministries, political parties, and parliamentarians, the same communication may become more frequent in the future.However, most of the people visiting China are members of the China -China -China Friendship League, or a member of the friendly China.Whether the cabinet members and the overall members will have such a move in the future, it remains to be observed.At the moment when the Kishida government's support rate is lower (compiled: Kishida Wenxiong has confirmed the position of prime minister next month), the Liberal Democratic Party members will try to avoid being regarded by voters as close to China because they do not want to bring adverse impact on the election.
The author is a professor at the University of Tokyo
