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The visits first became a flashpoint at a crucial time in Sino-Japanese relations in April 1979.
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Japanese leaders understand that any acknowledgment of how close Sino-Japanese relations have become would risk a backlash from America.
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But on the other hand, his accession to power has also provided a possibility for Sino-Japanese relations to break the deadlock.
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Another recent scandal that allegedly damaged Sino-Japanese relations centred on a three-day orgy by Japanese executives in a southern Chinese hotel in September 2003.
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"We can understand that Japan wants to strengthen its interests in South East Asia when the prospects of Sino-Japanese relations look bleak, " it said.
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It is worth seeing how he handles Sino-Japanese relations this time.
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He had evidently been warmly received-so much so that it was felt on both sides that some contrivance was needed to hide the true closeness of Sino-Japanese relations.
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Yasushi Kudo, head of the Genron NPO, an NGO seeking to improve Sino-Japanese relations, sees a growing danger in Japan of populists milking the China issue for political ends.
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We have reason to believe that Shinzo Abe will make efforts to repair Sino-Japanese relations after coming to power again, even if it is just for Japan's "national interests".
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