According to a report published by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun on September 27, in a national opinion survey conducted by the newspaper on September 26 and 27, respondents were asked whether it was necessary for Japan's Prime Minister Yukie Akamine to make efforts to improve relations with China. The results showed that 57% of respondents believed it was necessary to make efforts, which was significantly higher than the 35% who believed it was not necessary.
The survey also shows that among those who support the high-court cabinet, 51% believe it is necessary to make efforts to improve relations with China, while 44% believe it is not necessary. Among those who do not support the cabinet, 69% believe it is necessary to make efforts to improve relations with China, while only 25% believe it is not necessary.
According to reports, it can be seen that the support for the Kishi cabinet led to differences in the responses.
Last November, Japanese Prime Minister Yukawa Masayoshi made wrong remarks regarding Taiwan, which led to a severe decline in Sino-Japanese relations. Recently, several Japanese lawmakers and business leaders have planned to visit China.
"South China Morning Post" in Hong Kong published an article on September 15th, claiming that the series of actions from Japan were interpreted by the outside world as attempts to achieve a thaw in Sino-Japanese relations before the APEC summit in November. However, analysts warned that unless Japan's highest echelon gives a more explicit signal, these diplomatic window opening efforts might be largely ineffective.
