FOCUS: History testifies to Japan-China hardship to build friendship

Since Japan and China normalized their diplomatic ties in 1972, bilateral relations have often been strained over wartime history and territorial claims, preventing them from building a friendship for the past 50 years.Especially in recent years, with the leadership of President Xi Jinping trying to bolster China's economic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan, a close U.S. security ally, has begun to adopt a hard-line stance against the neighbor.Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida should pursue a well-balanced diplomatic strategy toward Beijing for stability in the region,…READ FULL ARTICLE