The Challenge of Rising China for Japan in the Context of Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations in 2014-2018
https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-6789-2019-10007
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For citations:
Leksyutina Y.V. The Challenge of Rising China for Japan in the Context of Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations in 2014-2018. Russian Japanology Review. 2019;2(2):5-27. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24411/2658-6789-2019-10007