Mixed signals won't help mend Sino-Japanese relations
- Posted on October 6, 2026
- By The China Daily
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Mixed signals won't help mend Sino-Japanese relations
If Takaichi genuinely wants a stable relationship, she should stop treating reconciliation as a matter of merely paying lip service. Beijing will judge Japan less by its descriptions of China than by its actions toward it. The sensible response is not another balancing act between soothing words and actions that deepen mistrust. It is to translate the stated desire for dialogue and cooperation into concrete actions.
