''The China–Japan relationship and core Australian economic interests''

From East Asia Forum

"Japan and China are often seen as adversaries, locked into bickering and an historically antagonistic relationship.

But the rivalry and historical baggage no longer dominate the China–Japan relationship today. Much more important is their huge economic relationship — already the third-largest bilateral economic relationship in the world. And the scale and depth of their economic relationship is shaping their political relationship in ways that underline its cooperative, more than its conflictual, elements.''

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