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Comparing Post-War (West) German–Polish and Sino-Japanese Reconciliation: A Bridge Too Far?

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  • Yinan He

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The article argues that the harmonisation of national memories facilitates genuine reconciliation, while memory divergence resulting from national mythmaking hampers reconciliation. After World War II, Sino-Japanese and West German–Polish relations were antagonised by the Cold War structure, and pernicious myths prevailed in national collective memory. Then China and Japan brushed aside historical legacy for immediate diplomatic normalisation, but their reconciliation was impeded by elite mythmaking practices. Since the 1970s West Germany and Poland have de-mythified war history and engaged in historical settlement, paving the way for deep reconciliation after the Cold War.

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  • Yinan He, 2011. "Comparing Post-War (West) German–Polish and Sino-Japanese Reconciliation: A Bridge Too Far?," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 63(7), pages 1157-1194.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:63:y:2011:i:7:p:1157-1194
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2011.592266
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    1. Kong, NGUYEN To Hong, 2021. "State-to-state Trust in Post-leadership Change: Case Study of China-Japan Relations, 2009-2019," OSF Preprints hdbcy, Center for Open Science.

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