A Three-Part Series: Remembering WWII’s End - Apologies That Only Hurt

• Main Author: Yang, Xiangfeng
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79729; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38905
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Instead of seeking the forgiveness of Japan’s neighbours, Abe recast his war apology largely in the context of current Sino-Japanese relations that shed unfavourable light on China. His no-moreapologies caveat bodes ill for reconciliation as Japanese revisionists unwind past apologies and repenta...