[SupChina] The start of modern Sino-Japanese relations

Prior to 1862, there had been no formal relations between China and Japan since the 1500s. When Japan sent a delegation to stay in Shanghai for two months, the encounter between cultures was nearly as stark as the first encounters between Westerners and China.Read the article by James Carter: https://supchina.com/2021/08/11/the-start-of-modern-sino-japanese-relations/Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.