Kakuei Tanaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One of Tanaka's most remembered achievements is normalizing Japanese relations with the
People's Republic of China, which occurred around the same time as
Richard Nixon's efforts to do the same for Chinese relations with the United States.
[5] In 1972, Tanaka met with
Zhou Enlai of the
People's Republic of China to discuss the
normalization of relations between the two countries.
1978: Deng Xiaoping Visits Japan
"The two governments signed the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement in September 1972, when former Japanese Primer Minster Kakuei Tanaka and Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira visited China, thus marking the normalization of bilateral relations and opening a new chapter in the history of bilateral relations.
"Since the normalization, bilateral relations have made remarkable progress in different fields, especially after the two sides signed the Sino-Japanese Peace and Friendship Treaty on August 12, 1978, based on the joint statement, realizing a long cherished dream by the two peoples.
"China is striving to build itself into a modernized socialist power. We need a peaceful international environment and we are willing to develop friendly and cooperative ties with all countries. Despite different social systems in China and Japan, the two countries should and can coexist in peace and friendship."
From what is written, i believe Japan was trying its best to build a good relationship with China which is why Tanaka was invited to Beijing in 1972 and Deng received the invitation in 1978. Why do these Vietcongs keep saying Deng begging Japan first?