Japan's role in China's economic reforms

The Sino-Japanese relations consist of contradiction, harmony and frictions as well as cooperation. As China's reform and opening-up drive enters the 31st year, one can say basically the "Japan factor" has had a positive and constructive overall impact on China's reforms.

There is no doubt China achieved fast development since it started the reform and opening-up by mainly tapping into its own strengths, which means the nation's "internal factors" have been the driving force behind the great success. At the same time it is also necessary to evaluate the role that foreign influences, or "external factors", have played in China's reform and openness. This article discusses the role the "Japan factor" has played in China's fast development since the reform began.

First, in the past 30 years of reform and opening-up the "Japan factor" has played a basically positive role in China's fast development.