Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China

The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China (Japanese: Template:Nihongo^{{{#if:A|A|[1]}}}, Chinese: 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 concluded between the People's Republic of China and Japan on August 12, 1978. The treaty was signed in Beijing by Huang Hua (1913 – 2010), Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, and Sunao Sonoda (1913 – 1984), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. 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 Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China 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.<ref name="gendai">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref><ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

See also

• Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China
• China–Japan relations
• Japan China Trade Agreement 1974

Footnotes

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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.