Part I. The China problem in postwar Japan, 1945-1970
The China problem in postwar Japanese foreign policy
The China problem in the Japanese discourse on national identity
Part II. The Nixon shock & the normalization of relations, 1971-1972
Diplomacy from the Nixon shock through the normalization of relations
The China problem in a new era
Part III. Anti-hegemony, 1973-1976
Anti-hegemony : Japan and the Sino-Soviet Cold War
Japan's China problem in a time of crisis
Part IV. Peace & cooperation, 1977-1979
From the peace treaty to economic cooperation
Triumphalism and alienation : the China problem transformed
Epilogue & conclusion.