The Origins of Contemporary Sino-Japanese Relations, 1st ed. 2015
Zhou Enlai and Japan

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In this book, Mayumi Itoh presents a comprehensive and in-depth examination of China's first Premier Zhou Enlai's youth in Japan, where he received his enlightenment in Marxism from the Japanese scholar Kawakami Hajime. Itoh analyzes primary sources including diaries and letters to reveal the innermost thoughts of young Zhou about how to save China from total destruction by imperial powers, and demonstrate how Zhou's time in Japan gave him a profound understanding of the Japanese people and society. These formative experiences would become the foundation for post-World War II Chinese foreign policy toward Japan and the origins of contemporary Sino-Japanese relations.
Contents
Notes on the Text
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Map
Photographs
1. Introduction
2. Growing up during the Xinhai Revolution
3. Decision to Study in Japan
4. Arriving in Tokyo
5. Associating with Nankai Alumni
6. Entrance Exams of Tokyo Higher Normal School
7. Chinese Students Protest Movement
8. Entrance Exams of First Higher School
9. Homecoming Visit to Tianjin
10. Returning to Tokyo
11. Moving to Kyoto
12. Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Mayumi Itoh is a former Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. She has also taught at Princeton University, USA, and Queens College, CUNY, USA. She is the author of numerous books, including Globalization of Japan: Japanese Sakoku Mentality and U.S. Efforts to Open Japan and The Hatoyama Dynasty: Japanese Political Leadership Through the Generations.