Sinomania!: China, Japan Announce "Common Strategic Interests"

May 08, 2008

China, Japan Announce "Common Strategic Interests"

The first state visit by a Chinese President in a decade has led to a joint agreeement for "Consolidating Exchange and Cooperation Between Japan and China" including a possible end to disputes over the gas and oil riches under the East China Sea. Discussions between Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda today reveal the two sides may agree to jointly develop the gas and oil of Shirikaba gas field and other disupted areas.

Labels: china, fukuda, global security, hu jintao, japan, oil

# posted by Sinomania! : 5/08/2008 02:25:00 PM

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When will Japan build a memorial to the victims of its wartime empire?

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Ben Calmes writes, produces, and hosts a weekly broadcast on China, Chinese stock markets, and business matters, at the sinomania.com website. He has traveled alone extensively throughout eleven provinces, municipalities, and special administrative regions in China. His views on China have been sought by Moody's Investors Service, the World Economic Forum, the New York Times, Xinhua Finance, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Ben worked in the White House in the administration of President George H.W. Bush and as a consultant to the Clinton/Gore Transition Team. He has held responsible positions at government sponsored enterprises at the federal, state, and city level as well as the US Department of the Treasury and private enterprises. Ben has a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a M.A. from USC.

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