Hu Jintao, President of China, and Shinzo Abe , the new prime minister of Japan are scheduled to meet in Beijing.
WII FM - What's in it for me?, Right?
Reuters created a "Fact File" on the relationship between the two quarreling nations that is the best I have seen yet. It summarizes the history of conflict between the two nations, touches on the utter hatred that they have for one another and manages to explain the reasons why this is important to the rest of the world in 500 words or less.
And where was it published? None other than Aljazeera.
So, what is in it for the average American? According to Reuters, the US should be concerned about the development of a relationship between the two Asian powers. Japan topped the US in trade with China in 2004, and Japan is working to quicken its role as a world policing agent, stepping up its relations with China to create a buffer as North Korea expands it nuclear missle tests.
Great summary. Check it out, here.
If only American journalism could be so informative.
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