<Article>International Cultural Organizations and Sino-Japanese Relations in the Early Post-WWII Period: The Case of China’s Cultural and Educational Policy towards Japan within UNESCO, 1946?1952

PAN Liang

doi:10.15068/00146774

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<論文>国際文化組織と戦後初期の日中関係 : ユネスコにおける中国の対日文教政策1946~1952年
国際文化組織と戦後初期の日中関係 : ユネスコにおける中国の対日文教政策1946~1952年
コクサイブンカソシキトセンゴショキノニッチュウカンケイ : ユネスコニオケルチュウゴクノタイニチブンキョウセイサク 1946~1952ネン

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Ever since the end of WWI, the Sino-Japanese relationship has been affected by the actions of various international organizations. Similar to what happened inside the League of Nations in the aftermath of the Manchurian Incident and the Sino-Japanese War, international organizations played an important role at almost every critical juncture of the two countries’ confrontation during the pre-WWII days. After WWII, issues such as China’s representation in the United Nations during the Cold War period and Japan’s bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council continued to exert a strong influence over the rise and fall of the bilateral relationship. Yet, international organizations are not a site for conflicts alone. In cultural and intellectual areas, for instance, international organizations have created many opportunities for cooperation between the two countries. This article studies the historical background of cooperation and reconciliation between Japan and China inside the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the early post-WWII days. By focusing on the interactions among China’s strategic thinking on Japan, UNESCO’s interests and those of other major members of that organization, the author aims to reveal a little known aspect of Sino-Japanese relations after WWII.

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国際日本研究

国際日本研究 9 1-14, 2017-02

Master's and Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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