In the shadow of the San Francisco settlement: Yoshida Shigeru's perception of Communist China and Anglo-Japanese relations
Titel:
In the shadow of the San Francisco settlement: Yoshida Shigeru's perception of Communist China and Anglo-Japanese relations
Auteur:
Ferretti, Valdo
Verschenen in:
Japan forum
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (2003) nr. 3 pagina's 425-434
Jaar:
2003-09
Inhoud:
Yoshida Shigeru is well known for his emphasis on trade with China as a means of promoting Japan's economic recovery after the Pacific War and for linking such trade to negotiations leading to the San Francisco treaty. Despite his dislike of Communism, Yoshida would probably have preferred China to be a signatory of the peace treaty. On the eve of the Dulles-Morrison agreement of June 1951, he sensed that Japan's position regarding the recognition of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC) was close to that of the United Kingdom. A triangular relationship between Japan, continental China and Southeast Asia was emerging. After the peace conference, he continued to cultivate political alignment with the UK, by focusing on the issues of both PRC recognition and trade with China. This article focuses on a number of important documents relating to Yoshida's visit to Europe in 1954. Particularly in his talks with Italian government representatives, Yoshida promoted the idea of recognizing the government of Beijing. Following the Korean War and the Geneva conference on Indochina, the Japanese prime minister anticipated a level of assistance by London, in attempting to soften the western stance to the PRC. As Yoshida's encounter with Anthony Eden in October 1954 was to prove, however, the UK's response was dis-appointing.
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