China and Japan – Cannot Stand One Another Yet Cannot Stay Away From Each Other

As Japan declines and as China rises, the relationship between the two is increasingly affected by mutual distrust. Yet, economically speaking, the two largest Asian economies (and the world's second and third largest economies) are closely intertwined.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/business/global/30spree.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/world/asia/27japan.html

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