摘要
Abe’s Moscow trip is unlikely to achieve its intended objective By Yu LintaoDespite Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailing a potential breakthrough in a decades-long territorial dispute with Russia after talks with President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 6,work remains to be done before both sides can reach a detente. A prevailing view among some observers is that Japan’s prime minister has misjudged both the
Despite Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailing a potential breakthrough in a decades-long territorial dispute withRussia after talks with President Vlad＇imir Putin in Sochi on May 6, work remains to be done before both sides can reach a detente. A prevail- ing view among some observers is that Japan＇s prime minister has misjudged both the extent of Japan＇s economic leverage and Moscow＇s firm stance on territorial issues and that the territorial dispute between the two sides will un- doubtedly continue to cast a shadow over their rapprochement.
