Japan-China Joint History Research Committee

Japan-China Joint History Research Committee (日中歴史共同研究) is a scholarly study group created by the governments of Japan and China. It is made up of prominent historians from both countries.[1]

History

In 2006, the Chinese and Japanese foreign ministers agreed to create a joint study group to try to find ways to clarify interpretations of history which are notably different. This agreement recognized that disputes about history have affected bilateral relations.[2]

The first meeting was held in December 2006 at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, with committee members meeting with Li Zhaoxing, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[1] The historians developed China-Japan joint study topics.[3]

Disputes

Many areas of dispute were not resolved -- for example, in the final report,

"the Japanese insisted that Ryukyu was under effective control of the Satsuma domain from the 17th century and that this fact was known to China, while the Chinese persevered that Ryukyu was an independent state until 1879, when Ryukyu was annexed by Japan."[4]

List

Japanese members

Chinese members

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), "The First Meeting of The Japan-China Joint History Research Committee (Summary)"; retrieved 2013-5-16.
  2. ^ Tran, Mark. "China and Japan agree to joint history study," Guardian (UK), 16 November 2006; retrieved 2013-5-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Historians agree on China-Japan joint study topics,"[dead link‍] ChinaView.cn (Xinhua), 2007 March 20; retrieved 2013-5-16.
  4. ^ Fassbender, Bardo. (2012). The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law, p. 483.
  5. ^ Takahashi, Kosuke. "China scholars enter Okinawa fray," Asia Times (HK). 23 October 2010; retrieved 2013-5-16.