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Japan-China Joint History Research Committee (日中歴史共同研究) is a scholarly study group created by the governments of Japan and China. It is made up of prominent historians from both countries.[1]
History
editIn 2006, the Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers agreed to create a joint study group to try to find ways to clarify interpretations of history which are notably different. This agreement recognized that disputes about history have affected bilateral relations.[2]
The first meeting was held in December 2006 at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, with committee members meeting with Li Zhaoxing, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[1] The historians developed China-Japan joint study topics.[3]
Disputes
editMany areas of dispute were not resolved -- for example, in the final report,
List
editJapanese members
edit- Sumio Hatano[1]
- Yoshiaki Kawamoto[1]
- Hideaki Kikuchi[1]
- Shinichi Kitaoka, chairman[3]
- Tomoyuki Kojima[1]
- Tsuyoshi Kojima[1]
- Kazuya Sakamoto[1]
- Junichiro Shoji[1]
- Kazuyuki Tsuruma[1]
- Masayuki Yamauchi[1]
Chinese members
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), "The First Meeting of The Japan-China Joint History Research Committee (Summary)"; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ^ Tran, Mark. "China and Japan agree to joint history study," Guardian (UK), 16 November 2006; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ^ a b c "Historians agree on China-Japan joint study topics,"[dead link] ChinaView.cn (Xinhua), 2007 March 20; retrieved 2013-5-16.
- ^ Fassbender, Bardo. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law, p. 483.
- ^ Takahashi, Kosuke. "China scholars enter Okinawa fray," Asia Times (HK). 23 October 2010; retrieved 2013-5-16.