One of the world’s most eminent scholars of East Asia reveals the important touchstones in the long history between China and Japan and argues that for the sake of world stability they must forge a new relationship for the twenty-first century. China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back fifteen hundred years. But today their relationship is strained. China’s military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan’s brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years less than ten percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the other side must deal openly with its history before relations can improve. From the sixth century, when the Japanese adopted core elements of Chinese civilization, to the late twentieth century, when China looked to Japan for a path to capitalism, Ezra Vogel’s China and Japan examines key turning points in Sino–Japanese history. Throughout much of their past, the two countries maintained deep cultural ties, but China, with its great civilization and resources, had the upper hand. Japan’s success in modernizing in the nineteenth century and its victory in the 1895 Sino–Japanese War changed the dynamic, putting Japan in the dominant position. The bitter legacy of World War II has made cooperation difficult, despite efforts to promote trade and, more recently, tourism. Vogel underscores the need for Japan to offer a thorough apology for the war, but he also urges China to recognize Japan as a potential vital partner in the region. He argues that for the sake of a stable world order, these two Asian giants must reset their relationship, starting with their common interests in environmental protection, disaster relief, global economic development, and scientific research.

邓小平深刻影响了中国历史和世界历史的走向，也改变了每一当代中国人的命运。解读邓小平的政治生涯及其行为逻辑，就是解读当代中国，解读个人命运背后的历史变局。 哈佛大学傅高义教授倾十年心力完成的权威巨著《邓小平时代》，是对邓小平跌宕起伏的一生以及中国惊险崎岖的改革开放之路的全景式描述。作者对邓小平个人性格及执政风格进行了深层分析，并对中国改革开放史进行了完整而独到的阐释。书中涵盖丰富的中外档案资料和研究成果，以及为数众多的作者独家访谈。对中美建交、华国锋历史评估、改革开放的幕后曲折、邓小平和诸多当时关键人物之关系、香港问题、邓小平南巡等重大议题均有详述及剖析。本书既具学院研究的严谨专精，又对中国现实政治与事理人情有透彻把握，被誉为邓小平研究“纪念碑式”的著作。