The Bleak Future of Sino-Japanese Relations -- Michael Auslin, National InterestFor all the attention paid to America's complex relationship with China, stability and economic growth in Asia depends just as much, if not more, on the fraught relationship between China and Japan. Not only are these countries the world's second- and third- largest economies, they also are major military powers that represent two very different political and social systems. Although increasingly interdependent economically, they oscillate between political engagement and outright competition over influence in Asia, territorial issues and military capabilities. The inability of these two countries to find a balance in their ties shapes Asian politics and economics and also complicates Washington's efforts to find a stable Asian policy. Japan's new government—its sixth in five years—has indicated that it now wants to improve relations with Beijing.
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