After the recent Diaoyu Island protestsduring which scores of Japanese cars were destroyedbilateral trade between China and Japan decline dramatically,particularly damaging Japanese automobile sales in China.At the same time,diplomatic relations between the two countries have been strained nearly to the breaking point.Better understanding of the history of these islandsand of the tragedies of the pastcan only lead to reconciliation between thesetwo nations in the future.The United States of Americacan quell the tensionby encouraging its Japanese allyto return the Diaoyu Islandto China and apologize to the Chinese peoplefor the war crimes of the Imperial Japan.Our world has become a global villageWe depend on each other.We must understand and respectour diversity.The forces of historydetermine the future. Thank you.
