The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China (
Japanese: ,
Chinese
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: 中华人民共和国和日本国和平友好条约,
pinyin: ''Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó hé Rìběnguó hépíng yǒuhǎo tiáoyuē'') is a
peace treaty
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concluded between the
People's Republic of China and
Japan
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on August 12, 1978. The treaty was signed in
Beijing by
Huang Hua (1913 – 2010),
Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (; ''Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Wàijiāobù Bùzhǎng'') is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's most imp ...
, and
Sunao Sonoda (1913 – 1984),
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
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. The treaty went into effect on October 23, 1978 with the state visit of
Vice Premier of the PRC Deng Xiaoping (1904 – 1997) to Japan. The treaty had its origin in the
of 1972. Negotiations on a formal peace treaty began in 1974, but were drawn out over various disputes until 1978. The treaty ultimately consisted of five articles, and was strongly opposed by the
Soviet Union.
See also
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China–Japan relations
Footnotes
:A.*The treaty is commonly known in Japanese by its abbreviated name, .
Notes
References
* Cheng J.Y.S (2001). China’s Japan Policy in the 1980s. International Affairs, 61(1), 91-107.
* Tow W.T. (1983). Sino-Japanese Security Cooperation: Evolution and Prospects. Pacific Affairs, 56(1), 51-84.
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