is a scholarly study group created by the governments of Japan and China. It is made up of prominent historians from both countries.
[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)]
retrieved 2013-5-16.
History
In 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.
The first meeting was held in December 2006 at the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...
in
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
, with committee members meeting with
Li Zhaoxing
Li Zhaoxing (; born 20 October 1940 in Jiaonan, Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007.
He graduated from Peking University in 1964. He wor ...
, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
The historians developed China-Japan joint study topics.
[ "Historians agree on China-Japan joint study topics,"](_blank)
ChinaView.cn (Xinhua), 2007 March 20; retrieved 2013-5-16.
Disputes
Many areas of dispute were not resolved -- for example, in the final report,
"the Japanese insisted that Ryukyu was under effective control of the Satsuma domain from the 17th century and that this fact was known to China, while the Chinese persevered that Ryukyu was an independent state until 1879, when Ryukyu was annexed by Japan."
List
Japanese members
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Sumio Hatano
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Yoshiaki Kawamoto
* Hideaki Kikuchi
*
Shinichi Kitaoka
is a Japanese political scientist. He has held many roles such as the president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), president of the International University of Japan, professor at Japan's GRIPS-Tokyo School of Security and In ...
, chairman
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Tomoyuki Kojima
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Tsuyoshi Kojima
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Kazuya Sakamoto
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Junichiro Shoji
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Kazuyuki Tsuruma
*
Masayuki Yamauchi
Chinese members
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Bu Ping, chairman
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Jiang Lifeng
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Rong Weimu
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Tang Chongnan
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Tao Wenzhao
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Wang Jianlang
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Wang Xiaoqiu
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Wang Xinsheng
*
Xu Yong[Takahashi, Kosuke]
"China scholars enter Okinawa fray,"
''Asia Times'' (HK). 23 October 2010; retrieved 2013-5-16.
*
Zang Yunhu
References
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Historiography of China
China–Japan relations
Historiography of Japan