简介:Aperiodoftimebetweenthegoldenautumnof1997andthefloweryspringof1998canbedeemedasa"seasonofdiplomacy"forthethreePacific-rimcountriesofChina,AmericaandJapan.JapanesePrimeMinisterRyutaroHashimoto’svisittoChinainSeptember1997andthattobemadebyPresidentJiangZeminnextyearwillgodownassignificanteventsinthediplomatichistoryof