This book is a brief history of Sino-Japanese relations written by the famous Chinese modern historian, Zu Shunsheng, for the general readership. It summarizes the political negotiations between the two countries from the 1870s to the 1930s. The author is a renowned historian and politician, and therefore has an extraordinary vision, often seeing what his predecessors have not seen and discovering what his predecessors have not discovered. The author's narrative is concise and elegant, and his writing is simple and beautiful, making it an excellent introductory work on modern history.
