... Friendship between the two countries being signed on August 1978, but only entered into force on 23 October 1978. The history of the two aspiring Asian powers stems back a long way, in many senses of the word, by this I'm implying that they have always used their relationship to work closely politically, economically, and culturally. They have both always seen themselves as the dominating country in the region, and have always competed. In this essay, I aim to give an account of Japan's numerous apology efforts made towards China during since the war and especially over the last 30 years. I will explore this on a governmental level, from both sides, and also the reaction to these apologies from a public point of view. China are continuously using the war as an instrumental value to put economic pressure on Japan, why is this? When will the apologies be enough? The ...

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